Neville Goddard on Isaiah 51:12-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 51 in context

Scripture Focus

12I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;

13And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?

Isaiah 51:12-13

Biblical Context

The passage offers a direct comfort from God and warns not to fear mortal men, calling you to remember your maker.

Neville's Inner Vision

Fear is a state of mind, not a thing. The verse declares I am he that comforteth you, meaning the comforter is within your own I AM. When you look at a man who shall die or the fury of an oppressor, you are actually looking at a thought in your consciousness. The moment you forget the Lord your maker, you yield to appearances and imagine danger; when you remember the maker, the imagined threat loses its hold. Heaven and earth are not distant places but acts of your awareness, stretched and laid by your own mind. You are asked, who art thou that thou shouldest be afraid? The answer is: you are the one who remembers, the one who is comforted, the very consciousness that seeks and sustains. The oppressor's fury has no power when you stand in the truth that you are the I AM, the owner of your world. Return to that central state and you will see all outward conditions harmonize with it.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, assume the feeling of I AM as already present and rest there for several breaths. Let the sense of being the comforter expand, and observe fear loosening its grip as your inner governor reclaims the scene.