Neville Goddard on Isaiah 58:9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 58 in context

Scripture Focus

9Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;

Isaiah 58:9

Biblical Context

When you call, the LORD answers; when you cry, He says, Here I am. The condition is to release the inner yoke, blame, and vanity, opening the self to God’s presence.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your call to the Lord is the call to your own I AM. In the inner theater, the Lord answers as the steady, listening awareness that you are. When you cry, the response is Here I am, spoken by your own consciousness, not a distant voice. The 'yoke'—the sense of limitation you carry—must be removed from the midst of you, as Isaiah says, for the old beliefs that you are separate from God or ruled by circumstance are only beliefs. The 'finger' you point and the 'vanity' of inner chatter are the habits that keep you from the still, small presence. When you revise your state to feel the answer already given, you awaken faith, obedience, and right action. The practical effect is the world rearranging to reflect your internal state—the sense of God as immediate presence. Trust that the I AM is here, now; release the yoke, and the Lord will speak within, saying Here I am to you.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state I am answered now. Feel the Presence within and silently affirm Here I am, releasing blame, finger-pointing, and vanity until awareness remains.