Neville Goddard on Isaiah 56:6-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 56 in context

Scripture Focus

6Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;

7Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

8The Lord GOD, which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.

Isaiah 56:6-8

Biblical Context

Foreigners who join the LORD and keep the Sabbath will be brought to His holy mountain and welcomed in His house of prayer for all peoples; God also gathers others beyond Israel.

Neville's Inner Vision

Isaiah offers a map of consciousness. The 'stranger' is any part of me not yet joined to the Lord of my awareness. I choose to join that part to the LORD, aligning it with the I AM so energy moves into service and Sabbath becomes the rest of awareness. The covenant is my present assumption that I am already on the holy mountain, and my inner altar accepts all offerings my imagination can conceive. Mine house, the inner sanctuary, becomes a house of prayer for all people, including the parts I had cast out. The Lord GOD gathers the outcasts I once denied by my loving acceptance of them as myself. When I feel this unity, the world outside reflects it; my life becomes a living sign of inclusive presence. Imagination creates reality, and I remain awake within the I AM, knowing all are welcomed home.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit in silence and assume you are already at the Lord's holy mountain, with every hidden part of you united in service and prayer. Feel the interior sanctuary fill with inclusive presence until you know, by feeling, that all parts are welcomed home.