Neville Goddard on Isaiah 43:2-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 43 in context

Scripture Focus

2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

3For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

Isaiah 43:2-3

Biblical Context

Isaiah 43:2-3 speaks of God’s presence with you through trials: you will not be overwhelmed by waters or burned by fire, for the LORD is with you. He is your God and savior, your deliverer from bondage.

Neville's Inner Vision

Through Isaiah’s waters and fire, you are not touching some distant event but a state of consciousness you are passing through. When you acknowledge the I AM as the you that never falters, the river cannot overflow your inner shore, and the flame cannot touch the truth of who you are. The Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, is your Saviour—within you, not outside—your liberation from old bindings. Egypt, Ethiopia, Seba are old identities and fears priced in the currency of consciousness: they are paid for by recognizing your sovereignty as the I AM. Therefore the apparent deliverance comes not from changing outward conditions, but from awakening to the fact that you are the consciousness in which these events appear, and that the God-present within you carries you through these trials unscathed.

Practice This Now

Assume the I AM is with you now and feel its warm certainty. Revise fear by declaring, 'I am sustained by God within me,' and picture yourself walking through waters and fire unmoved, your awareness steady in the I AM.