Neville Goddard on Ecclesiastes 2:24-25 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ecclesiastes 2 in context

Scripture Focus

24There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

25For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?

Ecclesiastes 2:24-25

Biblical Context

Plain sense: It is good for a person to eat, drink, and enjoy the work of his hands, for these pleasures come from God and should be received in the present moment.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, Ecclesiastes invites you to see that the simple acts of eating, drinking, and taking pride in your labor are not dependent on outer circumstances but on your inner state. When you dwell as the I AM, you recognize that such pleasures are gifts from the mind that animates you, the hand of God guiding your appetite and your craft. The 'man' who eats and drinks is the same you are when you align with awareness; you cannot hasten what your inner life has already prepared, for time follows the rhythm of consciousness. By imagining the joy as already present, you accelerate the feeling of fullness without chasing it. The verse grounds the practice in Providence: you need only shift your belief to the truth that all provision flows from within, through your present awareness. So, revise every sense impression into confirmation of sufficiency. In Neville's terms: the state you dwell in is your world; cultivate a serene expectancy that sustenance and success are decreed by your I AM, now made visible in your experience. Let gratitude rise as praise, and your days become a continuous feast.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: close your eyes and imagine a simple meal and the satisfaction of your labor as already real. Feel that you are nourished by the hand of God.