Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 1:4-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 1 in context

Scripture Focus

4Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

6Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

7But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

8Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.

9Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

10See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Biblical Context

God tells Jeremiah he was known before birth and ordained a prophet. Jeremiah resists speaking, but God commissions him, assuring presence, giving his words, and setting him over the nations to speak.

Neville's Inner Vision

See this scene as a mirror of your own inner life. 'Before I formed thee' declares you are known in the I AM long before any visible circumstance, and the call to prophecy is your inner vocation to shape reality by imagination. The fear of saying 'I cannot speak' is a misreading of your true self; as in the text, reject the belief that you are a child. You are sent wherever the inner voice commands, and whatever it commands you shall speak. The assurance 'Be not afraid of their faces' invites you to dwell in the presence of God within, not in outer appearances, knowing the divine power delivers you from imagined danger. When the Lord says 'I have put my words in thy mouth,' understand that your thoughts, inner speech, and imaginal acts are the instruments of creation. 'See, I have this day set thee over the nations' proclaims the sovereignty of your consciousness: you root out fear, pull down doubt, destroy limitation, and plant faith by the stories you dwell in and declare. Your work is the practice of imagination as life, speaking from the I AM until reality yields to your inner decree.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise the belief 'I am a child' to 'I am sent, and the words of God are in my mouth.' Then, feel the certainty of your divine commission and let that feeling dwell, as if you are already fulfilling your inner mission.