Wielding the Inner Sword

Neville's Inner Vision

All the images Ezekiel casts before us speak not of outward events but of states of consciousness. The sword that is sharpened and furbished is the refined idea in your mind, the decisive circumstance you are now ready to entertain as fact in your inner weather. The hand given the sword is your own will, the inner slayer who acts upon a conviction you have allowed to mature. When the I AM within you furbishes such a blade, you are invited to wield it with awareness, not fear. The act of handling it is a movement of your mind toward discernment: you cut away what no longer serves, you trim away doubt, you shape a single, clear intention. Exile and return appear as the rhythm of withdrawing from misbelief and returning to the kingdom of your own awareness, where judgment becomes justice in your own life. Remember, God does not punish from without; He awakens by awakening your awareness. So stand in this truth: the sword is your idea rightly held, and the slayer is your choice to live by it now.