Reed, Flame, and Inner Truth
Isaiah 42:3 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Isaiah 42 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Truth is tender: a bruised reed is not broken, and a smoking flax is not quenched. From this gentleness, judgment moves toward truth.
Neville's Inner Vision
Think of the I AM as the living center of your vision. The bruised reed is your present sense of self wounded by fear, and the smoking flax is the faint spark of faith begging not to be dismissed. In this moment, God in you does not break what is delicate, nor quench what remains, but quietly gathers both into a larger truth. The verse invites you to release judgment from the ego and place it under the shaping of truth that works through compassion. When you assume a state of being that embraces weakness as a doorway to renewal, you become the gentle power that accords mercy to the vulnerable while allowing judgment to refine perception. Your inner atmosphere shifts from resistance to listening; your awareness becomes the unwavering support that does not crush, but elevates. In that new state, truth arises as clarity, discernment as love, and you witness a renewal that was always present in the I AM.
Practice This Now
In a quiet moment, assume the state: I am the strength that does not break nor quench. Feel this as real in your chest, and visualize the bruised reed and faint flame being preserved as truth rises within you.
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