Inner Roots of Gall and Wormwood
Deuteronomy 29:18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Deuteronomy 29 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse warns that some among you will turn away from the LORD to serve other gods, using a root that bears gall and wormwood as a metaphor for inner betrayal.
Neville's Inner Vision
To Neville, this text is a map of consciousness. The 'heart turning away' is not a distant event but a shift in your inner state—the moment you entertain a god other than the I AM within, you plant a root in your own garden of awareness. 'Gall and wormwood' symbolize the bitterness and poison that spring from believing in separation or lack; when you imagine yourself in opposition to the one source, the life you experience feels acrid. The LORD our God is the I AM that stands behind every perception; serving other 'gods' means listening to fear, lack, or scarcity instead of aligning with the infinite, present power of the I AM. If you catch yourself associating with a 'god' of limitation, you can revise: 'I AM the one true Power; in me, all gods bow.' Then you dwell in that assurance, imagining your entire life as made fresh in that correspondence. This inner decision reorganizes your outer conditions because your imagination is causal.
Practice This Now
When you notice inner rebellion or bitterness, declare: 'The LORD is my God; I am one with the I AM,' and feel it real as if it is already true.
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