Mordecai Within, Haman Without

Neville's Inner Vision

Esther 3:1-2 presents the outer theater of power: Haman elevated by the king, the gate full of servants bowing in reverence. Yet Mordecai, who stands at the inner gate, bows not to the idol of rank. This is not a history of Persian kings but a parable of your own consciousness. Haman's elevation is the outward arrangement of pride—an image your mind asserts as real to the senses. The king's command to bow is the suggestion that your value comes from appearance, status, or collective opinion. Mordecai's refusal is a decision of inner allegiance to the I AM, the unconditioned awareness that you are the ruler of your inner life. When you understand that events in the world are simply movements within consciousness, you can choose where your reverence truly resides. The 'gate' where the servants work is your own sense of eye and ear—the point where you accept or reject suggestions. The lesson: true worship is alignment with the I AM, not obedience to transient appearances. In revision, you don't fight the outer order; you change the belief behind it, and so the outer world must rearrange to reflect your inner state.