Inner Altar of Morning Faith

Ezra 3:3-4 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Ezra 3 in context

Scripture Focus

3And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening.
4They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;
Ezra 3:3-4

Biblical Context

In Ezra 3:3-4, the people set an altar despite fear from neighboring nations. They offer burnt offerings morning and evening and observe the feast of tabernacles.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the altar not as brick and mortar but as the altar of consciousness. The altar on his bases is the steady posture of awareness you claim when you choose to think and feel from the I AM. The fear spoken of by the people of those countries is not fear of nations; it is the clash of your old images with the new consecration you are declaring. By morning and evening you offer burnt offerings; these offerings are the constant acts of attention that burn away doubt and re-fire faith. The Feast of Tabernacles is your practice of dwelling in the inner sanctuary, a season where you live from the presence rather than from the outer scene. To offer daily burnt offerings by number is to commit to a precise habit of consciousness: a faithful thought, a faithful feeling, a faithful choice, repeated. In this inner economy you are loyal to the covenant of the I AM; you prove it by consistency, not by outward compliance. As you persist, the outer world becomes a reflection of the inner altar, and fear becomes praise.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and declare, 'I am the I AM,' and imagine the altar built within, morning and evening offerings already made. Rehearse the feeling of unwavering loyalty to your inner covenant until it feels real.

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