Inner Kings, Silent Idols

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that Hosea does not condemn rulers; he reveals the inner state that calls them forth. When you say they set up kings, but not by me, you are confessing a mind that prefers surface control to the sovereignty of God within. The gold and silver you collect are not metal but fixed beliefs, treasured images, and securities that pretend to govern your life. In your imagination you appoint princes to govern your days, yet they are made by your attention and fear, not by the I AM. As long as you identify with these projections, you experience anger and insecurity—anger is kindled because you have given your throne to counterfeit powers. The calf of Samaria is the ego's static image that cuts you off from innocence, an image worship that locks you into separate selfhood. The remedy is simple and radical: awaken to the awareness that all kings and idols exist only as your inner movements. The I AM is the sole ruler; through revision and feeling-it-real that I AM governs, the external idols lose their hold, and innocence returns to your heart.