Emmanuel Amid the Waters

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine the waters and fire as currents in your own consciousness. The verse speaks to your I AM—the untroubled awareness you are. When you pass through waters, you are passing through a state of belief; God says I will be with thee, so your awareness remains steady regardless of what seems to oppose you. The river shall not overflow thee; the fire shall not burn. This is not external safety alone; it is the inner guarantee that you, as consciousness, refuse to be overwhelmed by any movement within. The moment you accept that you are the I AM, you revise the event; prior conditions do not alter your innate presence. As you dwell in that awareness, fear dissolves, and the troubled waters become navigable; the danger of the flame loses its sting because you do not identify with the flame. You are the witness, and God is the I AM guiding you through.