God As Rear Guard

Neville's Inner Vision

By Neville's standard, the verse is not about geography but your inner state. The LORD going before you is the imagination you awaken in advance, the I AM of your being pacing the road ahead and clearing imagined obstacles with calm assurance. When you believe you are led by a present-tense consciousness that already stands at the end of your journey, you stop fleeing in haste and choose steady steps. The God of Israel as rereward is the protective inner atmosphere that follows your motion, the mental energy that refuses to witness lack or fear. In this light, protection is not a distant favor but your own consistent state of awareness. If you feel pressed by circumstance, revise your feeling to I AM before me; I AM guarding my path. Then notice how your outer scene must answer from that inward arrangement, and your steps become confident rather than impulsive. The invitation is to live as though the path is already prepared by your inner governor, peaceful, purposeful, and sure.