Inner Repentance Revealed
Isaiah 59:12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Isaiah 59 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Isaiah 59:12 states that our transgressions and sins are clearly before God, and that we ourselves are aware of our iniquities. It points to an inner confession and accountability that arise from our own consciousness.
Neville's Inner Vision
To Neville, the verse speaks of inner states rather than external judgment: our transgressions multiply in the field of consciousness when we identify with them, for they are recorded in the inner I AM. The 'before thee' is the awareness within, the God-present I AM that knows what we hold as real. By clinging to guilt, we feed the sense of separation; by shifting identification to the I AM, we loosen the charge and invite a new mood. Repentance becomes turning the attention from blame to the higher self-state, where the record can be rewritten. When you dwell in the feeling of the wish fulfilled—already forgiven, already complete—the sense of fault loses its hold, and mercy flows through your life. The inner ledger is not a punishment book but a tool by which you recognize and release limitation, allowing your true nature, the divine awareness, to govern your experience.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes, place a hand on your heart, and revise the record by declaring, I am the I AM; I forgive myself; my transgressions are dissolved in mercy. Feel the relief as you dwell in this higher state.
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