Inner Temple Worship

Neville's Inner Vision

Deuteronomy 12:4, in the Neville Goddard sense, points to the truth that God is not a distant power to be appeased by forms, but the I AM within. Places and customs are only outward symbols of your inner state, and you do not worship the God you call by copying another's ritual. The command to refrain from 'doing so' unto the Lord presses you to examine your own consciousness: is your worship born of fear, habit, or pride, or is it the recognition that the I AM is your very life? When you mistake form for reality, you separate yourself from the living presence. But if you revise your assumption to the I AM as your own being, a sanctification occurs; your heart becomes the temple and holiness is a state of awareness rather than a list of deeds. The verse invites you to keep your inner sanctuary clean, free from borrowed images, and to worship with fidelity—aligning every thought, word, and deed with the truth that God is within. In that alignment, external rites vanish into symbolic gestures, and life becomes a continuous offering.