Inner Covenant Honor Exodus 20:12
Exodus 20:12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Exodus 20 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Honor your father and mother so you may live long on the land. This command anchors covenant loyalty in daily life.
Neville's Inner Vision
Interpret this as a statement about your inner landscape. The 'father' and 'mother' are your inner authorities—the law of order and the source of nurture—personified as the two aspects of consciousness that discipline and feed your imagination. When you honor them, you acknowledge that your I AM is the ruler of your inner land. Obedience is not outward compliance but alignment of your assumptions with the law: you assume that authority and care are already present, and your mind settles into that truth. Your days become 'long' not by clock hours, but by the continuity of your consciousness, the steady flow of vitality when you stop resisting the inner decree. In this light, the covenant is not a distant command but a present invitation to treat your inner authorities as the living God within, funding your reality with ordered thoughts that manifest as lasting conditions. The awareness of their sovereignty grants you a stabilized life, a land within where you dwell confidently.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and declare: I honor my inner Father and Mother; I am governed by their ready obedience and nurturing care. Feel the reality of this alignment as the I AM now, and let the sense of long days unfold.
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