Neville Goddard on James 1:10-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read James 1 in context

Scripture Focus

10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

James 1:10-11

Biblical Context

Earthly riches are fleeting; like grass and flowers, they fade under the sun, while true value lives in the soul's awareness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your wealth in James is not a balance sheet; it is a state of consciousness you choose to inhabit. The 'rich' who passes away is the one for whom identity clings to transient form. When you turn inward, the flower of attachment withers under the heat you imagine by habit; but the I AM—your eternal awareness—remains, carrying the true dignity of the Imago Dei. Wealth then is not coins but the quality of inner life you permit yourself to experience. If you wake to the fact that you are the awareness that witnesses the scene, you are not moved by outward show. The sun may rise on a day of activity, yet its heat cannot touch the inner garden where you imagine and intend. You are the power that gives value to appearances, not the appearances themselves. Practice in this minute: imagine abundance as a present fact within your consciousness, revise any belief that wealth resides outside you, and feel it real that you already possess it.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, declare 'I AM wealth,' and feel the presence of abundance as your inner state, then revise any thought tying worth to external riches.