Inner Recovery of Isaiah

Isaiah 38:15-17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Isaiah 38 in context

Scripture Focus

15What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
16O LORD, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.
17Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Isaiah 38:15-17

Biblical Context

The verse frames bitterness as an inner state that can be overcome by a divine recovery. It teaches that life and the spirit are sustained by inner dispositions and forgiveness, enacted by the I AM within.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Isaiah, the speaker asks, 'What shall I say?'—a confession that the I AM within both speaks and acts. In Neville's view, this is not a distant decree but a revelation of consciousness: the God-like I AM is the very center that moves the mind and orders the day. Bitterness is a state of mind, a season in the soul; yet the line 'I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul' reveals a man who can walk through pain with quiet assurance, knowing the source remains intact. The clause 'by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit' signals that the conditions of life are not external events but inner movements—assumptions, revisions, feelings felt real. When you are willing to let the I AM recover you, you are choosing a mental turn toward life rather than a confession of lack. 'Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption' means that forgiveness and grace are already within your reach. Cast your sins behind thy back—let the mind release them and breathe again as your true self.

Practice This Now

Practice: Close your eyes, mentally declare, 'I am recovered by the I AM; I live now in peace.' Feel that living certainty in your chest and let the bitterness dissolve.

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