Inner Refinement's Fire
Isaiah 48:10-12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Isaiah 48 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
God speaks of refinement through the furnace of affliction, not by silver, and does so for His own sake and glory. He calls Jacob and Israel to hear, reminding them that He is the First and the Last and that His name must remain unpolluted.
Neville's Inner Vision
Your life is not controlled by silver or external reward, but by the inner fire you permit in your consciousness. The refiner is the I AM within you, and the furnace of affliction is the crucible where your old self-image is burned away until only the divine you remains. When the text says, for Mine own sake, I will do it, it speaks to the completeness of your allegiance to the One Life inside: your attention must be set on the glory that is rightfully yours as the image of God, not on any borrowed identity. Listen, O Jacob and Israel, to the call—this is your inner invitation to wake up to a timeless awareness that precedes form. I am the first, I am the last: this is not history but the assurance that the I AM in you is unchanging, eternal, and sovereign. The purification is a shift in consciousness; as you revise your sense of self and refuse to share your glory with lack or limitation, your world rearranges to reflect that truth. The name you defend is your inner self-conception; guard it as sacred and allow it to align with the divine reality within.
Practice This Now
Assume the state: I AM now. In the furnace of experience, imagine inner fire burning away old identities, leaving the divine self intact; declare I am the First and the Last in present tense.
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