Neville Goddard on Isaiah 25:4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 25 in context

Scripture Focus

4For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

Isaiah 25:4

Biblical Context

Isaiah 25:4 portrays God as a steadfast refuge and source of strength for the poor and distressed. It speaks of protection from life's storms and heat and of present support in moments of distress.

Neville's Inner Vision

Take Isaiah 25:4 as a map of your inner landscape. 'Thou hast been a strength to the poor' is not a past event in time but a description of your standing state: within you, the I AM, the awareness that you are, remains the power that supports every fragile part of you. The 'distress of the needy' is the moment when you feel weak; imagine that you are not the weak one, but the consciousness that holds the weak part in its embrace. The 'refuge from the storm' and the 'shadow from the heat' are the sensations within your own mind. When you shift allegiance to the inner watcher, the blast of the terrible ones—outer troubles as a storm against the wall—loses its force. You are the wall, you are the shelter, you are the calm at the center. By assuming the feeling of your own invincible presence, you revise your experience from fear to confidence; you become the strength and shelter your life calls for.