The Inner Temple of I AM
Isaiah 66:1 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Isaiah 66 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
God declares that heaven is His throne and the earth is His footstool, showing that no building can contain the Divine. True rest and worship come from an inner awareness, not from external structures.
Neville's Inner Vision
Imagine the heaven spoken of as the throne of your own awareness. The I AM that sits in quiet attention is the true throne; it is not up in the clouds but within you, the observer of every thought and feeling. The earth as a footstool suggests the outer world is merely the stage on which your inner life plays, not a dwelling for the Infinite. The question 'where is the house you build unto me?' becomes a gentle rebuke to any reliance on external temples. God speaks not from a corner church, but from the stillness inside, the unshaken sense of I AM that rests in you. When you seek rest, you do not fetch it from a building; you awaken to the rest already in your consciousness. Worship then is not ritual but alignment: treat your awareness as sacred, and let the world reflect your inner God. By assuming the feeling of 'I AM' as the foundation of every moment, you discover that the temple of the living God is the temple of your own mind.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and declare, 'I AM the temple of God within me.' Then imagine the heavens as the glow of awareness and the earth as the stage of your inner life, reinforcing the truth that rest and worship arise from your inner I AM.
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