Better Hope, Closer to God
Hebrews 7:18-19 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Hebrews 7 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Hebrews 7:18-19 explains that the former commandment is disannulled because it was weak. A better hope then arises, enabling us to draw near to God.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within the Neville lens, the disannulling of the commandment is not a distant event but a shift in your inner state. The law’s weakness and unprofitableness point to a consciousness bound to rules rather than to the I AM you truly are. When you accept that the old structure has served its purpose and fade it from your attention, you clear space for a better hope—the inner conviction that you can draw near unto God this very moment, through awareness and imagination. The 'bringing in' of this better hope is the awakening that proximity to the Divine is not a future mile-marker but a present feeling-state of unity. As you dwell in that feeling, you transcend the sense of separation and notice that fear, resistance, or guilt soften in the light of the I AM within. The new covenant you live by is a personal, experiential trust in your own God-infused consciousness, where closeness is an ongoing, living reality, not a distant decree.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Sit in silence and assume you are in the presence of God; feel the nearness as real, not wished. Then revise a belief of distance by affirming, 'I am near to God in this moment.'
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