Neville Goddard on Isaiah 61:1 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 61 in context

Scripture Focus

1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

Isaiah 61:1

Biblical Context

Isaiah 61:1 speaks of being anointed by the Spirit to bring good news to the meek, heal the brokenhearted, proclaim liberty to the captive, and open the prison for those bound. It points to an inner state of consciousness ready to heal and liberate.

Neville's Inner Vision

I invite you to see this as a truth within your own consciousness. The Spirit of the Lord God rests on you when you allow your attention to become filled with the sense I AM. The anointing is not a distant event; it is your awareness awakening to its power to proclaim good tidings to the meek of mind, to bind up the brokenhearted, to liberate the captive, to open the prison within. When you imagine yourself as the messenger, you activate inner turning points that heal and free. The meek are those who soften resistance and yield to a higher idea; to them you preach the good news of your own invincible nature. Liberty is release from fear, doubt, and lack; opening of the prison is the moment you realize you are not imprisoned by past stories or circumstances. In this awareness, every scene you dwell on becomes real, and your imagination fashions the world from the feeling of being already free and whole.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and repeat the line The Spirit of the Lord God rests on me until it resonates as a felt truth. Then revise any sense of limitation by seeing within you a door opening to liberty, a healed heart, and a joyful proclamation to your inner self.