Grace Beyond Righteousness

Deuteronomy 9:4-5 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 9 in context

Scripture Focus

4Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.
5Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Deuteronomy 9:4-5

Biblical Context

The passage states you enter the land not because of your own righteousness, but due to the nations' wickedness and to fulfill God's oath to the patriarchs.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider how the outer conquest mirrors the inner conquest of consciousness. The text does not exalt your virtue; it reveals the I AM as the mover who casts out old, limiting patterns when you truly awaken. The 'land' is your state of awareness where abundance resides, not a physical map you win by effort. 'Not for thy righteousness' teaches you to stop pinning your worth on egoic uprightness, for the victory is decreed by your innermost covenant with the Father within. The drive out of the wicked nations represents the expulsion of doubt, fear, and habitual lack by the power of the word you accept as true in imagination. When you refuse to claim this as a ledger of merit and instead rest in the truth that God has already spoken you into being, your consciousness follows the decree and your life follows suit. You are the one who agrees with God within you. The old order dissolves because your I AM renews your sense of possession, according to the divine promise to your spiritual Fathers.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, and repeat: I am the I AM in action, owning this inner land now. Then feel that the old barriers are cast out as you imagine stepping into possession.

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