Neville Goddard on Hebrews 12:5-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hebrews 12 in context

Scripture Focus

5And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

7If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

Hebrews 12:5-7

Biblical Context

Do not despise the Lord’s chastening; endure it as loving training that proves you are a child of God. Endurance through rebuke marks you as a beloved child under the Father’s training.

Neville's Inner Vision

Hebrews speaks to the inner reader, the child within who assumes the role of son under the Father’s discipline. When you face rebuke, think of it as the Lord chastening the state of your consciousness, not a punishment from outside. The 'Lord' is your I AM, the unwavering awareness that never leaves. What you call chastening is simply a sharpening of images, a refining fire that prunes beliefs until they align with the truth of you as the man made in God’s likeness. Despising it is resisting your own growth; enduring it is a consent to the changes your imagination requires. If you endure chastening, you are being treated as a son; for what son is there whom the Father does not discipline? So you must remain steady in the feeling that this oscillation is the call to a new inner state. Your trials become the means by which your awareness comes home to itself—your I AM—until perception and life harmonize. The end is your renewed sense of self, a stronger, more obedient imagination.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, breathe, and assume the scene is already changed: this chastening is the Lord within me training my imagination. Feel the warmth of acceptance until the sense of resistance dissolves and I awaken to a strengthened I AM.