Neville Goddard on Colossians 4:7-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

7All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:

8Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;

9With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.

10Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)

11And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.

12Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

13For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.

14Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.

15Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.

16And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.

17And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

18The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.

Colossians 4:7-18

Biblical Context

Paul lists his fellow workers and prayers, urging the church to know their estate and welcome one another. He calls them to stand complete in the will of God, under grace.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this passage the names are not people separated from you; they are parts of your own consciousness—Tychicus, Onesimus, Aristarchus, Epaphras, Luke, Demas—each a faculty and disposition in your mind that serves the one idea you are conscious of: the Kingdom of God in you. When Paul says, 'these only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God,' he is teaching you that your own inner collaboration is with your I AM, and your heart's comfort is produced by your own alignment. Epaphras' fervent prayers for you to stand perfect in the will of God is your own habitual image in which you persist in the feeling of rightness, wholeness, and completion. The idea of grace—'Grace be with you'—is your awareness of the unearned favor that flows when you accept your true state. The letters and the reading of epistles are acts of inner correspondence: you communicating with your own soul and with the divine, confirming unity. Let your ministry, like Archippus' charge, be the clear acknowledgment and fulfillment of your calling in the I AM.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the role of Tychicus delivering your true state to your inner church. Feel the comfort and grace rise as you revise any sense of lack, knowing your ministry is being fulfilled now.