Words In Your Mouth
Jeremiah 1:9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Jeremiah 1 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The Lord touches Jeremiah’s mouth and declares that words are placed in his mouth. This empowers him to speak truth and fulfill his divine vocation.
Neville's Inner Vision
Imagine the verse as a turning of your inner life, not a distant event. In Neville’s terms, God is the I AM—the steadfast awareness behind all thoughts—and the ‘hand’ is your focused attention pressing into the lips of your consciousness. When the Lord says, I have put my words in thy mouth, He reveals that the speaking agent is already endowed with a built-in script: your vocation is the statement your mind is ready to utter. The mouth becomes the portal through which your inner conviction moves into outer form; the words exist as thoughts awaiting release through settled belief. Therefore, the invitation is to revise your sense of limitation: your situation does not dictate your speech—your assumed truth does. Your imagination is the instrument by which reality is claimed, and the verse invites you to rely on that instrument here and now, with confidence, clarity, and fidelity to truth.
Practice This Now
Assume the scene: the Lord’s hand touches your mouth and the words are already formed there. Then speak aloud with conviction as if your vocation is already alive.
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