The Inner Name of God
Deuteronomy 5:11 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Deuteronomy 5 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Plainly, the verse commands reverence for the divine name and warns that misusing it harms the speaker's integrity. It invites inner alignment with the I AM rather than using God as a mere external prop.
Neville's Inner Vision
In Neville's voice the 'name of the LORD' is the I AM you are aware of, not a syllable to be spoken lightly. To take it in vain is to pretend the living presence is a tool for ego, fear, or spectacle. The command does not rebuke speech so much as redefine your state of consciousness: when you name God, you must be that name in present action. Every thought, word, or deed that treats the I AM as distant or abstract is a denial of your true nature. When you revise such speech, you are realigning your inner atmosphere; the events of life begin to bend to the consistency of your assumed state. The divine presence becomes a steady condition within, not a ritual externality. Your prayers then become acts of inner agreement with the I AM, and your reality forms accordingly. Embrace reverence as a practical discipline: speak from the conclusion that you are the presence you invoke, and let your imagination reflect that reality.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: sit quietly, declare 'I am the I AM' in the present tense, and feel the ground of your awareness supporting every thought and term you utter. Keep repeating until the sense of separation dissolves.
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