Inner Obedience, Inner Victory
Deuteronomy 7:16 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Deuteronomy 7 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse commands the people to utterly consume the inhabitants God delivers and not to serve their gods, for such worship would be a snare.
Neville's Inner Vision
In the inner realm, the 'people' and their 'gods' are your rival inner states—fear, habit, and striving after lower powers. When the Lord thy God delivers thee, you are summoned to dissolve these powers by the authority of the I AM. Thine eye shall have no pity upon them translates to a relentless refusal to empower these counterfeit lords in your imagination. Do not serve their gods, for that would be a snare unto thee, meaning any mental allegiance to a lesser image traps you in limitation. The discipline is inner separation: fix your attention on the living awareness that you are already the fulfilled state; let your consciousness reject all idols and their promises. As you persist in this God-state, the old idols lose their traction, and your thoughts align with the one Source. Your world begins to shift from fought-for outcomes to realized inner possibilities, as you stand in the I AM and walk free of ritual substitutes.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and say I AM is the only governor of your life; revise any impulse that worships a lesser image. Visualize the old idols dissolving into light as you rest in the I AM.
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