Inner Perfection Through Faith
Hebrews 11:39-40 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Hebrews 11 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The faithful are praised for their faith but did not receive the final promise in their time. God provided something better for us, so that they and we are perfected together.
Neville's Inner Vision
Consider Hebrews 11:39-40 as a map of inner time. Those heroes obtained a good report through faith, yet the full promise remained beyond their personal lifespans. The 'better thing' God provided is a unity that spans generations—a realization that their faith and ours converge in one consciousness. In the I AM that I am within me, there is no separation of past and present; the perfection of the saints is not completed apart from my present awareness. The 'without us' clause reveals that true completion requires our current inner state to complete the picture; when I assume the end as already mine, I am aligning with the entire body of believers across time. The result is not delayed future but present wholeness: the mental atmosphere settles into a single, perfect reality in which time folds into now. My practice is to dwell in that awareness until the sense of separation dissolves, and I feel surrounded by a chorus of perfected souls who, in unity with my I AM, are made perfect now.
Practice This Now
Assume the end now; feel it, and know the saints are perfected in you, in this moment.
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