Wrestling With God Within

Hosea 12:3-6 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Hosea 12 in context

Scripture Focus

3He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
4Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;
5Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.
6Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
Hosea 12:3-6

Biblical Context

Hosea 12:3-6 recalls Jacob's struggle and his turning to God. It exhorts mercy and judgment and waiting on the Lord.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the name Jacob becomes a state of consciousness: a restless energy in the womb of your mind that seeks power over circumstance. The 'heel' you touch is the pull of old stories, but the true power unfolds when you meet the inner angel—the living idea of God—through deepest supplication. You weep not to anguish but to surrender; you cry to the I AM, and in that surrender you prevail, not by force but by yielding to the divine movement within. The Bethel of your heart is the quiet place where you become aware of the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is your memorial, your anchor memory of God as ALL. Therefore turn, not outward, but to your own inner God. Practice mercy to others and discernment in your thoughts; let judgment be an inner clarity that frees rather than binds. And wait on thy God continually—hold steady attention on the I AM, as if listening to a friend who never leaves you. In that still, constant attention, you discover the power to endure, to transform, and to remember.

Practice This Now

Assume the inner stance: 'I turn to God within now,' and feel your heart soften into mercy while you imaginatively wait on the I AM as a calm, surrounding presence.

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