Desolate Inner Fortresses
Isaiah 17:9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Isaiah 17 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse says fortified cities will be forsaken and desolate. It signals that outer security dissolves when inner conditions shift.
Neville's Inner Vision
That day in Isaiah 17:9 is not a threat but an invitation to awareness. The strong cities of your mind—fortified opinions, pride in control, and the habits you defend—are the inner fortresses that will be left desolate when you awaken to the I AM. The forsaken bough and the uppermost branch symbolize your topmost thoughts you cling to as security. When you realize you are the I AM, you stop feeding those thoughts with belief, and the inner fortresses crumble into quiet emptiness. Desolation is the earth’s invitation to replant; your true security rests in the inner consciousness, not in outer structures. Your awareness—the I AM—remains the sole reality capable of recreating your scene. As you acknowledge the inner city you inhabit now, you awaken a new vibrational state: confidence rooted in the assumption of peace, felt as real in the present moment. Desolation clears the way for a new form: states of harmony and abundance springing from within.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and revise: imagine your strongest mental fortress dissolving into a leafless branch, then plant a radiant inner city in its place and feel the I AM dwelling there as your present reality.
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