Neville Goddard on Isaiah 43:23-24 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 43 in context

Scripture Focus

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 43:23-24

Biblical Context

Outward offerings and incense are not what God desires; the text rebukes hollow worship. The real concern is inner sin that burdens the true temple of life.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner reading, God is the I AM within you. The sacrificial rites point to a deeper truth: you are not offering your senses to consciousness; you are offering your attention to your stories of guilt. The line 'you have made me to serve with thy sins' means your awareness has been yoked to a narrative of separation, and you 'wearied me' with iniquities by clinging to external ritual to cover inner fear. The remedy is to invert the equation: not 'I must perform to please God', but 'I am already the I AM, and this I AM is satisfied with my present state of awareness.' When you imagine yourself as the temple, you choose a shift in inner disposition toward gratitude, obedience, and faithful attention to the now. Reality is the state you inhabit; by assuming and feeling it real that you are in alignment with the I AM, your outer life will reflect that inner stance. The offerings become symbols of offering thoughts; the incense a fragrance of inner peace born from harmony within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly and assume the state 'I am the I AM.' Feel the awareness that is always present, and rest in the sense that this moment already satisfies God; let that feeling be real for several breaths.