Birds of Inner Defense
Isaiah 31:5 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Isaiah 31 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The passage declares that the LORD defends Jerusalem as birds in flight, delivering and preserving it. It points to a divine protection that comes through the presence of God within.
Neville's Inner Vision
Let the city Jerusalem stand for your own inner domain, a state of consciousness called I AM. The birds flying above are the movements of awareness, lifted by faith, not bound by fear. When you know the LORD of hosts is within you, the defender, you cease wrestling with danger and begin operating from a higher mood. Defense and deliverance come as shifts in perception: you assume you are protected, and the feeling of being guarded grows until it becomes your habitual atmosphere. To 'pass over' you is to let that Presence casually skip over troubling appearances, leaving you untouched because you are already guarded by awareness. This is not magic from without, but the natural fruit of a settled consciousness that refuses to fear. The more vividly you dwell in that I AM-protection, the more outer scenes reflect safety, restoration, and preservation. Your life becomes a manifest expression of a quiet, constant defense that never leaves you, even in the storm.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and assume, 'I am defended by the I AM.' Feel the sense of protection filling you as if surrounded by a sky of birds, and let that feeling settle into your daily life.
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