Inner Decree, Sacred Space
Ezra 6:11-12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Ezra 6 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Ezra 6:11-12 reports a king's decree to protect the temple in Jerusalem, with penalties for anyone who would alter it. It also declares that the God whose name dwells there will destroy anyone who opposes it.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within this narrative, the decree is not a mere royal edict but a map of your inner law. The 'house of God' stands as the sanctuary of awareness, where truth resides, and the 'name' that dwells there is the I AM—the quiet sense of being awake to what is real. To 'alter this word' is to yield to doubt, to let fear or habit rewrite your inner covenant. The penalties and curses shown serve not to threaten others, but to expose the consequence of failing to hold steady to your imagined decree. When your mind anchors a sacred order and feels it as true, the power moves swiftly to align every scene with that order. The God who dwells within is the undeniable presence that supports your decision; once the inner decree is felt, opposition crumbles, and what you affirm becomes your experience. Thus the 'destroyer' of negation is not punishment inflicted by a ruler, but the natural discipline of a consciousness that refuses to concede to illusion.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes, enter the inner temple, and declare: 'This house of God stands unaltered; no thought or circumstance may change it.' Feel the truth of that decree as if it is already done.
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