Gate of Inner Possession
Genesis 23:18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Genesis 23 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Abraham purchases a field for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, at the gate of his city.
Neville's Inner Vision
In Genesis 23:18, Abraham stands at the gate of his life and makes an inward purchase that no time can erase. The field you see him acquire is your inner alignment—the settled state by which you live, not a transaction among neighbors but a covenant sealed in consciousness. The witnesses at the gate are the circulating thoughts of your social world that approve or deny your claim; yet they do not determine your reality. When you, like Abraham, declare, 'This is mine in the presence of God,' you awaken the I AM to finalize the possession within. Your wealth is not only material; it is the inner wealth of certitude that your needs are provided for, that your end is secured by faith, not by fear. The gate marks a threshold where the old conditions die and a new sense of self is planted; the tomb you buy becomes a seed of permanent state, an inner key to prosperity. Practice: hold the feeling of already having what you seek, in the awareness that your inner witnesses are watching in approval, and let that conviction radiate into your world.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes; in your imagination, stand at the gate of your mind and see yourself in possession of what you desire, already secured. Whisper, 'This is mine now,' and dwell in that feeling until it becomes your immediate sense of reality.
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