The Inner Name Reverence
Exodus 20:7 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Exodus 20 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Exodus 20:7 warns not to use the LORD's name in vain. Neville's reading sees the 'name' as the I AM within, and 'vain' speech as a misalignment of consciousness with that sacred power.
Neville's Inner Vision
Your true name is the I AM, the living awareness in which all events are imagined. To take the name of the LORD in vain is to treat your God-self as a label rather than a living presence. When you utter God or speak from lack or fear, you distance yourself from the power that is always ready to be imagined into form. The law is not punitive; it is corrective design: you are invited to align your speech and thought with the I AM you insist on identifying as. Every word acts as a signal to your inner state, and the inner state creates your outer world. If your words are flippant, you train your consciousness to respond with surface power and miss the deeper reality. The way to honor the command is to return to reverence: hold your inner name with care, choose your intentions as if naming a sacred act, and imagine the living I AM filling your life with purpose, order, and blessing. When you revise to reverent use, your life flows in harmony with the true power you are.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: In a quiet moment, declare I AM the living name within and choose to speak from that presence. If you catch yourself speaking lightly of sacred power, revise aloud: I AM the source of all my words and actions.
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