Inner Commandment And Discernment

Ecclesiastes 8:5 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Ecclesiastes 8 in context

Scripture Focus

5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.
Ecclesiastes 8:5

Biblical Context

Obey the commandment and you feel no evil. A wise heart discerns timing and judgment.

Neville's Inner Vision

As you read, imagine the commandment is not external law but a state of consciousness you must inhabit. When you dwell in the feeling of "I AM"—that undivided awareness that is not moved by fear—you shall feel no evil thing, for evil is only a belief in separation from your own state. The wise heart then discerns time and judgment as inner movements of consciousness, not as a sequence of outer events. Time becomes the alignment of your vibrational state with the right moment; judgment is the inner perception of what your present state warrants. When you assume the feeling that you are already kept by the inner command, you stop resisting and allow events to unfold in harmony with your state. Every choice and every moment is a ripple in the one consciousness; discernment arises as you remain calmly aware that you are the I Am, observing rather than judging from fear. In this fashion, obedience becomes freedom, and perceived danger dissolves into clarity.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are already keeping the commandment; feel the I AM within you and let that assurance quiet any fear. Then revise mentally: "From this moment, I discern time and judgment from my inner stillness."

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