Neville Goddard on Isaiah 48:16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 48 in context

Scripture Focus

16Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

Isaiah 48:16

Biblical Context

Come near and listen, for God has spoken openly from the beginning. The Lord God and His Spirit have sent the speaker.

Neville's Inner Vision

See this as your inner announcement. The beginning spoken is not somewhere else; it is the eternal now of your awareness. The speaker is the I AM you already are. The Lord God and His Spirit are not outside you but the two facets of Life moving within your consciousness, sending this message through your imagination. When you affirm the inner messenger, you align with a movement of consciousness that can become action, truth, and faithful presence in your world. The phrase 'hath sent me' becomes your willingness to live as the expression of that Presence—an inner witness who speaks through your choices. Presence is not distant; it is your awake self filling every moment. Stay with this realization until the sense of separation dissolves and life appears as a continuous, guided mission by the Spirit.

Practice This Now

Assume the identity of the inner messenger for a moment: declare in your own voice, 'I am the Lord GOD, and His Spirit hath sent me,' and feel that Presence filling you now.