Idols of the Mind
Deuteronomy 20:18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Deuteronomy 20 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
That verse warns that following others' abominations leads to sin against the LORD your God. It calls you to resist idolatry and remain faithful in true worship.
Neville's Inner Vision
Deuteronomy 20:18, read by the I AM in you, is a map of the inner sanctuary. Those 'abominations' are not distant rites but thoughts and habits that pretend to dictate your worship. When you allow them to teach you what to adore, you bow to a god you have not chosen—the external image that channels your attention away from the Lord your God, the I AM who dwells as awareness. The command to avoid their ways is therefore a discipline of inner Herem: separate your awareness from borrowed rites and align it with your own sovereign presence. The real tense here is not geographic conquest but conscious allegiance. Choose to refuse imitation of external idols and you reclaim obedience, fidelity, and true worship as your inner state. Your belief becomes your temple; your feeling-state becomes your reality. By the act of returning attention to the I AM, you release the false gods of opinion and enter the living unity of God within.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and assume the feeling of the I AM as your only governor. If a distracting idea arises, revise it by saying, 'This has no power here; I am the Presence within me, and I worship the Lord my God.'
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