Seed of Presence Within

Neville's Inner Vision

In your inner geography, the angel of the LORD is a state of awareness speaking to you. When the words say, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands, they invite you to return to your current scene with unwavering acceptance. The promise I will multiply thy seed exceedingly is the law of your consciousness: when you dwell as if your state already contains countless offspring, your world will begin to multiply from that seed. Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction. This is not a historical fact but a symbol: your inner state is pregnant with possibilities, and the name Ishmael marks the awakening to the truth that God has heard your cry. He will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. The external world will, in time, bear the fruit of your inner seed among your relations; the mercy is that the I AM has heard you and will bring forth.