Inner Well of Providence

Genesis 21:17-21 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Genesis 21 in context

Scripture Focus

17And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
18Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
19And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
20And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
21And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
Genesis 21:17-21

Biblical Context

God hears the lad’s cry; Hagar is told not to fear, and God promises to make Ishmael a great nation. A well appears, water is given, and God remains with the lad in the wilderness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your inner life is the battlefield of longing and provision. The lad represents the seed of your desire crying in the barren wilderness of limitation. The angel of God is the I AM, the heaven-sent voice within you that asks, What aileth thee? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. This is not about outward events but about state of consciousness: awareness responds to your call from where you are. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand denotes the act of assuming the end—step into the truth that your desire exists now in your awareness, and keep it held by steadfast feeling. When God opened her eyes and you see a well of water, you discover the water is within your own consciousness—the answer you sought is already present as inner provision. The lad grows and becomes an archer who dwells in the wilderness: your focused imagination, lived with the I AM as guide, will mature and empower you wherever you are. The presence of God is the constant companion in your inner landscape.

Practice This Now

Practice: Sit quietly, imagine the lad as your present desire; affirm 'God hath heard me' and visualize a well opening within you, then drink from that inner water as proof of provision.

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