Neville Goddard on Ecclesiastes 3:12-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ecclesiastes 3 in context

Scripture Focus

12I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

13And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

14I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

15That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

Ecclesiastes 3:12-15

Biblical Context

These verses say that true good is found not in outer things, but in rejoicing and doing good; life and labor are gifts from God, to be enjoyed in the present moment.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, the text invites you to see God as the I AM within your own consciousness. There is no external treasure awaiting you; the entire theater of life is a movement of your inner awareness. To rejoice and to do good is to affirm the state of fullness you already imagine. Eating and drinking become acts of gratitude for the gift of life, and labor is a sacred melody your awareness composes. What God doeth endures because your I AM is eternal; nothing added or taken away can shift that truth. The lines about past and future are not about time out there, but about the memory patterns you entertain in mind. The past can be rewritten by a present assumption; the future is already present in the now as your envisaged state. Hold reverence for the divine nature within you, not fear; let that reverence guide your choices. When you dwell in this present I AM, you align with the timeless order and awaken joy as your natural condition, here and now.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and assume the feeling: I am rejoicing in this moment and enjoying the good of my labor as God’s gift. Let that truth feel real until it stands as your present state.