Amos 4:4 Inner Worship

Neville's Inner Vision

To me, this is not a command against places but a summons to the inner pilgrim. Bethel and Gilgal are states of mind, neighborhoods of consciousness where the eye looks for external signs while the heart forgets the I AM. They are told to 'transgress' because the act has become more real to them than the living law within. The 'sacrifices every morning' and 'tithes after three years' symbolize habitual devotion that never touches the inner conviction; the mind counts tokens instead of recognizing its own presence. The true message is not rebellion but alignment: obedience to your I AM here and now. When you identify with the I AM, old habits of ritual fear fall away, and the need to earn approval by offerings dissolves. Inner worship awakens when thought and feeling are harmonized with the I AM, a present allegiance that does not depend on time-bound rituals. The result is a life where conscience and action flow from the same truth, and you live as the living Presence rather than as a collector of tokens.