I Am Reigning Within

Neville's Inner Vision

See the passage as a map of the mind. The 'men of the east' symbolize incoming thoughts and habits that would take residence in your inner city if you surrender your attention. The line that they will 'set their palaces in thee' becomes a sign that unattended consciousness invites alien structures into its very kingdom. 'They shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk' translates to the nourishment you give your thoughts—whatever you dwell on grows and feeds the outer life. To make Rabbah a stable for camels is to allow an energy not your own to rest within your familiar patterns; to place the Ammonites as a couching place for flocks is to recognize how opposing currents settle into your mental field. Yet the climactic assurance, 'ye shall know that I am the LORD,' is a call to awaken to your own sovereignty—the I AM that governs every thought. This is not history; it is your inner jurisdiction becoming conscious.