Neville Goddard on Isaiah 58:13-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 58 in context

Scripture Focus

13If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:

14Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

Isaiah 58:13-14

Biblical Context

These verses invite turning away from selfish footwork and personal pleasure on the Sabbath and naming the day as holy and delightful. When this inner posture is chosen, you will delight in the LORD and be elevated to higher states, receiving the promised inheritance.

Neville's Inner Vision

Isaiah 58:13-14 speaks not of a calendar but of a way of living. In Neville’s view, the Sabbath is an inner rest—a discipline of attention: turn away from your own ways, your pleasure, and your own words, and treat the day as sacred ground where the I AM speaks through you. When you stop bargaining with ego for small satisfactions, you invite the living presence to ride upon the high places of your mind—the elevated vantage of faith, imagination, and covenant loyalty. The 'heritage of Jacob' becomes an inheritable reality in consciousness: a state where nourishment streams from the mouth of the LORD rather than the mouth of habit. The verse promises not outward enforcement but an inward turning toward delight in God; as your inner condition aligns with the divine, events unfold in harmony with this inner truth. You do not seek outward proof; you imagine the truth of your elevated state and see its effects ripple through life.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume 'I am delighting in the Sabbath now' and feel the inner rest flowing through every moment. Keep the attention there and notice how choices, conversations, and opportunities line up with that state.