Neville Goddard on Isaiah 58:3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 58 in context

Scripture Focus

3Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.

Isaiah 58:3

Biblical Context

The verse records the people's complaint that their fasting is unseen and their toil remains unacknowledged. It highlights the disconnect between outward ritual and inner disposition.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your complaint in Isaiah 58:3 is heard as a confession of consciousness. God is not a distant judge; He is the I AM you awaken to, the awareness through which all vision is made. When you fast as a ritual, you are adjusting your calendar but not your inner weather; you are still maneuvering with the ego's demands, expecting results by effort. The true fast lies in relinquishing the belief that you are separate from the whole and that God rewards you for self denial. As soon as you own that you are the I AM, that your life springs from one divine mind, your acts become expressions of mercy, righteousness, and holiness already present. Then watching God notice your fasting becomes unnecessary, for you now know that you are seen already by the self that knows. Practice shifts from denial to alignment; inner quiet replaces striving, and your outer circumstances follow the interior state you inhabit.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and declare I AM the I AM; I am already seen and satisfied. Rest in that feeling for a minute, letting the inner sun dissolve the sense of separation so your next action arises from unity rather than effort.