Neville Goddard on Isaiah 43:22-24 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 43 in context

Scripture Focus

22But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.

23Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.

24Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.

Isaiah 43:22-24

Biblical Context

Israel did not call on God and grew weary of Him. Their offerings were not honored, and their sacrifices did not bring true relationship with God.

Neville's Inner Vision

Know this, for the I AM within you is always ready: the scripture exposes not a failure of ritual, but a misaligned state of consciousness. Israel’s neglect to call upon God and its weariness toward offerings reveal a mind wearied by images rather than moved by divine presence. The altar in the temple stands as symbol, yet the true altar is the inner disposition where you acknowledge your I AM and dwell in that identity. When you call yourself by the name of your real nature, you lift the burden of sin as a costume you outgrow. The phrase “you have made Me to serve with your sins” is a clue that you have allowed thoughts and habits to wear you rather than you wear them as servant. Return to inner truth: worship is obedience to the I AM, a seamless harmony between feeling and fact. In that return, outward offerings of fear or guilt fall away and are replaced by the incense of awareness. Your life then reflects the fullness of your undivided presence.

Practice This Now

Practice: close your eyes, assume the state 'I AM calling upon You now' and feel the inner altar rise. Rest in the sense of your true nature, letting it displace weariness with ease.