Abram’s Inner Wealth Refusal

Neville's Inner Vision

To the reader who seeks surface reasons, Abram’s vow may look like a simple boundary. Yet in the inner light of this scripture, Abram’s act is a dramatic assertion of inner sovereignty. He lifts his hand to the LORD, the Most High, the possessor of heaven and earth, and declares that his good is not secured by any human king or external wealth. The riches of Sodom symbolize the social dream of abundance—praise, property, power—yet Abram refuses to let such projections define him. By saying, I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich, he guards the integrity of his consciousness. In Neville’s teaching, God is not a distant judge but the I AM within; wealth flows from that awareness, not from bargains or favors. Your supply comes from the inner realm you attend to. When you align with the inner governor—when you practice the assumption that Heaven and earth are yours by the one Source—you will see the outer world answer in kind. The scene invites you to revise the source of your riches from others to the eternal, inner Providence.