Inner Covenant, Divine Rule Within

Neville's Inner Vision

This line speaks to an inner covenant in the realm of consciousness. 'We are thine' proclaims a lawful alignment with the I AM, the God within. Yet 'thou never borest rule over them' reveals an internal resistance: the mind has not allowed divine sovereignty to govern its thoughts and actions. 'They were not called by thy name' signals a lack of recognition of the divine name—an awakening to the I AM presence within. In Neville’s psychology, the verse becomes a map of states of consciousness: you can claim covenant, but if you persist in identifying with separate self-images, you block the ruler-ship of divine consciousness. The cure is not external reform but an inner revision: assume that you are already called by the divine name and that the I AM is sovereign now. When you stop disputing with God in your mind and declare, 'I am thine; the I AM within reigns,' you invite God's government into your experience at this moment.