Neville Goddard on Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ecclesiastes 11 in context

Scripture Focus

1Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

2Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

3If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

4He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

5As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

Biblical Context

Ecclesiastes 11:1–6 invites faithful action in uncertainty, casting seeds and giving freely, while trusting that outcomes unfold by inner providence beyond our precise measurements.

Neville's Inner Vision

Cast thy bread upon the waters becomes a deliberate act of assumption cast from your own consciousness into the wide sea of life. The return is not guaranteed by the clock but by the I AM’s ever-present awareness; thou shalt find it after many days means you will feel the fruit of your assumption when the inner weather has cleared and your senses register the reality you chose. The command to give a portion to seven and to eight is a discipline of generosity and diversified action, a recognition that you do not know which seed will prosper, yet all are legitimate expressions of your inward abundance. Do not fear the wind or the clouds; observing them too long paralyzes sowing. Instead, sow in the morning and in the evening, for you know not which shall prosper, or whether they shall all be alike good. You do not know the ways of the Spirit, nor how the bones grow; yet you trust that the Works of God are being made in you as you act. Prosperity is a state of consciousness, not a distant event.

Practice This Now

Choose a small seed you can sow today; in imagination, cast it upon the waters and feel its return as already done. Then proceed with faith, revising fear and trusting the I AM to guide the outcome.