Passing Under the Rod

Neville's Inner Vision

Passing under the rod is not punishment but the inner action of narrowing your focus to the I AM. The rod is your line of consciousness, a threshold where you choose what you will admit into your world. When you consent to pass, you are brought into the bond of the covenant—the realization that the I AM presence within you already stands as ruler and landowner of your life. The rebels you read of are the stubborn thoughts—doubt, fear, habit—refusing to bow to the truth you are now deciding to inhabit. By purging them, you do not punish anything; you release pressure from old identifications and clear the channel for the imagination to operate unimpeded. In this moment, you know the LORD not as an external deity but as the living I AM in you, the one who perceives, feels, and creates. The external world becomes a faithful echo of your inner alignment: the land you enter is simply the state of consciousness you persist in. The law is kindness to yourself: heal, align, and you rise into your true covenant state.