Incense Altar of Inner Worship
Exodus 40:5 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Exodus 40 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Exodus 40:5 commands the placement of the gold incense altar before the ark and the door hanging for the tabernacle.
Neville's Inner Vision
Where Exodus names a room and an object, I hear only your inner temple and your living decision. The altar of gold for incense before the ark of the testimony is not a distant ritual; it is the moment you set your thoughts aflame with worship, placing the incense altar in front of the ark which is the truth you know as I AM. The ark signifies your unwavering awareness; when the incense rises, it reveals the prayers you have already accepted as real in consciousness. The hanging of the door to the tabernacle marks your boundary, your decision to enter or guard entry to the sacred space within. By decorating this interior with this order, you practice covenant loyalty: you declare that your inner atmosphere matches the glory you claim to behold. Holiness is not a rule to enforce outside, but a condition you maintain within by steady attention. Presence comes as you align your feelings with the assumption that you are already there, and your world follows the law of your inner state.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes, assume you are in your inner tabernacle, and imagine the gold incense altar before the I AM. Feel your prayers already answered as you revise any belief blocking entry, knowing you are present now.
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