Inner Joy, Outer Restoration

Ezra 6:22 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Ezra 6 in context

Scripture Focus

22And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
Ezra 6:22

Biblical Context

The people kept the seven-day feast with joy because the Lord enabled joy in them. The king of Assyria was moved to support the work of God's house.

Neville's Inner Vision

The feast of unleavened bread is not a historical festival alone, but a symbol of pure state of consciousness. You, too, are the people, and your inner calendar can be kept seven days in the joy of realized presence. The Lord, the I AM within, has turned the heart of the king of Assyria— that ruler of circumstance— toward you, when you cease arguing with appearances and align with the truth that you are already loved, supported, and empowered. The house of God is your temple of awareness; its construction is your consistent act of divine worship—reverence for the I AM as the one source. Joy at the feast signifies you have removed leaven—the ego's fear and doubt—that would ferment your action. Once this inner alignment takes root, the outer world will push and pull in your favor, strengthening your hands in the work you have chosen to do. Providence is not distant; it is the immediate manifestation of your trusted state. Practice true worship: feel the inner gratitude and watch your world respond.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are already in the seven-day feast of unleavened joy, now. Feel the inner joy, sense the outer world bowing to your sacred work, and imagine your hands strengthened to rebuild the inner temple.

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