Neville Goddard on James 5:9-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read James 5 in context

Scripture Focus

9Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

10Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

11Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

James 5:9-11

Biblical Context

James 5:9-11 invites you to release grudges and endure trials with mercy. The judge is the inner I AM and the trials reveal your state of consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Behold the paragraph from James is not about distant doom; it is a script for your inner state. When you are tempted to hold a grudge, you are entertaining a picture in your own mind of separation. The judge whom you fear is the inner I AM, standing at the door of your consciousness, ready to pronounce according to the state you have chosen. Take the prophets as your example: their affliction was not punishment but a refining flame through which patience was formed. We count them happy because they endured in full awareness that the Lord's end is tender mercy, not withdrawal. The patience of Job is your own patience awakening through belief that the end of the Lord is compassionate and near. So, let mercy replace accusation; let your awareness soften toward the other, knowing that the Lord within you is pitiful and merciful. Your suffering becomes the instrument by which you revise your inner scenario, until the outer scene reflects the inward peace you have already conceived.

Practice This Now

Close eyes, affirm, 'I am the patience of Job; I am mercy in action.' See the inner door swing open and the judge within me smiling, approving the forgiveness I release toward all.