Neville Goddard on Acts 8:9-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 8 in context

Scripture Focus

9But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

10To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

11And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

Acts 8:9-11

Biblical Context

Acts 8:9-11 describes Simon the sorcerer and the crowd's belief that he held the great power of God; the passage invites a shift from external display to inner awareness. It points to the danger of worshiping forms of power instead of the living presence within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Simon embodies a state of consciousness that clings to sorcery and external prestige. The crowd’s regard, from the least to the greatest, mirrors a habit of worshiping form rather than the Presence that fills all forms. To call this man the great power of God is to mistake an outer symbol for the inner cause. In Neville's language, the 'great power' is a projection of a mind convinced that power resides in persons, procedures, or performances. Yet the kingdom of God is within—an unshakable I AM, the only reality that animates every event. When you stop worshipping the illusion and turn your full attention to the I AM, the magician loses his hold; the sorcery dissolves as a dream in the light of awareness. The moment you assume a new state—in which you know you are the expression of the One Power—you reverse the script: things that seemed powerful become verifications of your unity with God. The crowd's awe becomes quiet assurance: there is one Power, and it operates through you as you align with truth, not through outward marvels.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: In the next moment, close your eyes, declare 'I AM the Power' and feel that awareness fully as your ongoing state. Revise any sense that external people or events control you, and rest in the realization that the One Power works through you.