Casting Aside Idols, Fear Fades
Isaiah 31:7-9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
People cast off their idols of silver and gold. A divine shift makes the external threat falter, and the inner fire of Zion stands as the true defense.
Neville's Inner Vision
That 'day' is the next breath of your awareness. The idols you worship are not metal but thoughts you cling to in place of the I AM. When you quietly declare, 'I am not the fear I feel; I am the I AM that endures,' you cast them away by a simple act of assumption. The Assyrian figure—the threatening thought—falls, not by force, but by a shift in your state of consciousness. The sword that bites fear is withdrawn as you turn to the inner fire that burns in Zion and the furnace in Jerusalem—the living light of awareness purifying every corner of your mind. Your impulses once fed by old idols are discomfited by this new energy; the stronghold you seek becomes the inner sanctuary of an awakened I AM. The princes' fear before the ensign shows that true protection is awareness itself, not external power. In this moment, fear yields, and the inner kingdom of God becomes your reality.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Sit quietly, declare 'I cast away every idol I have made,' and feel fear melt as you envision the I AM fire purifying Zion within you.
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