Inner Hospitality Genesis 18:4-5

Genesis 18:4-5 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Genesis 18 in context

Scripture Focus

4Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
5And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
Genesis 18:4-5

Biblical Context

Genesis 18:4-5 shows hospitality as a welcome that offers water, rest, and nourishment. It embodies generosity, mercy, and the love of neighbor.

Neville's Inner Vision

See that the scene is not about men on a road but about the states of your own consciousness. The water offered to wash their feet is the cleansing of outworn thought, the letting go of dusty assumptions. Rest under the tree is the mood of receptivity—the quiet I AM within that does not strain for results but trusts the divine movement. The morsel of bread represents nourishment for belief—the conviction that you are already provided for before you proceed. The assurance, 'after that ye shall pass on,' points to forward motion of consciousness after you have refreshed your inner life. When the hosts insist, 'So do, as thou hast said,' you hear your inner authorities affirming your decision. Hospitality, then, is not an event but a state: your imagination becomes the guesthouse where mercy and grace are received, and the next action arises from that grace. By choosing this inner posture, you awaken favor and confidence in your life journey, knowing the I AM welcomes your desires as already fulfilled.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Assume you are hosting the I AM now; vividly picture water washing your feet, a cool shade, and a warm morsel in your hand, then feel 'I am refreshed and ready to move forward.'

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