The Spoken Promise Inner Covenant
Deuteronomy 23:23 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Deuteronomy 23 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse tells you to keep your word and perform what you have vowed with your mouth. It ties your spoken promises to your duty and to a true offering before God.
Neville's Inner Vision
Your words are not mere sounds; they are movements of the inner I AM that call your future into the present. Deuteronomy 23:23 says that what flows from your lips must be kept, but consider what these words are really: a covenant you make with your own higher self, a freewill offering that the heart willingly presents to God as awareness. When you vow, you do not bind a future outside you; you set a state of consciousness that marshals all the energy you truly are. If you speak, and then live contrary to that speech, you reveal a split state, and your inner temple cannot be in peace. The healing is immediate upon revision: align the vow with your inner I AM, feel the commitment as already fulfilled, and let the act follow as natural consequence. The 'offering' is faith translated into consistent living; obedience is simply the consistency of your inner state with the spoken promise. In this light, worship becomes inner alignment, not ritual elsewhere.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Assume you have already kept your vow; feel the steadying sense of integrity and let it color your next choices. Then revise any broken word by quietly declaring, 'From this moment I keep my word and my offering is complete.'
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