Here I Am: Inner Faith Test
Genesis 22:1 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Genesis 22 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Genesis 22:1 shows God testing Abraham and his immediate, faithful reply. It highlights readiness and loyalty as the core of covenant relationship.
Neville's Inner Vision
In Neville's language, the scene is not about an external decree but a shift in the inner state. God is the I AM calling Abraham to align with his own covenant consciousness, and the test arises to reveal what Abraham has already assumed inwardly. When Abraham answers, Here I am, he is not granting permission for a future act; he is declaring the present readiness of his I AM to respond to the inner calling. The verb tempt can be understood as a pointer, a gentle pressure shaping belief into action. The moment discloses that faith is not a passive hope but an active identification with the truth you desire. You and Abraham share the same psychology: you are consciousness that chooses the reality you inhabit. Therefore this is not about obedience to a distant ruler but about the immediacy of loyalty to your own divine goal. The testing shows that you are, in truth, already the fulfilled promise; you simply must acknowledge it in the present.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Sit quietly and claim the I AM as your true self, and declare I am here now, ready to respond to the inner call. Then revise any fear by imagining the desired outcome as already real and feel it as your present state.
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