Naked Sign-Act Inner Return
Isaiah 20:2 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Isaiah 20 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse shows a prophet told to shed sackcloth and a shoe, walking naked and barefoot—a public sign that points to releasing old coverings and meeting God in bare consciousness.
Neville's Inner Vision
Behind the literal act lies your inner state. The LORD's command to loosen the sackcloth and step out of the shoe is an invitation to unstick your awareness from appearances. You are not asked to imitate a historical moment, but to awaken to the fact that your life is a dream of the I AM within. The sackcloth represents every worn identity—fear, doubt, self-imposed roles—that you still clothe yourself with. The shoe marks a boundary between your direct presence and the world; removing it dissolves that boundary, leaving you walking in the raw light of consciousness. As Isaiah walked naked and barefoot, you are called to strip away everything but the immediate consciousness that you are, and that consciousness is God, present here and now. Exile and return appear as your doing: when you cling to appearances, you exile the self from its home in God; when you release them, you return to the innermost state of awareness. Judgment becomes the correction of your inner state, and accountability is your willingness to adjust until your outward life mirrors the inner peace you claim.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and assume the state of bare Presence, as if the sackcloth and shoes have fallen away. Feel the inner ground of I AM, and consciously revise any doubt by affirming, I am that I AM, now.
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