Inner Judgment, Inner Renewal
Jeremiah 11:22 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Jeremiah 11 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Jeremiah 11:22 speaks of punishment coming on those who persecute; it describes the young men dying by the sword and their daughters dying by famine as the outcome. In Neville Goddard’s lens, this punishment is understood as the inner consequence of a mind at war with life.
Neville's Inner Vision
Jeremiah 11:22 speaks of punishment, but the awakening reader knows punishment is the natural consequence of a mind at war with itself. When you dwell on enemies, when you believe the sword of public opinion will cut you down, you are simply feeding a state of consciousness that must consume itself. The Lord of hosts, the I AM within, does not externalize doom, it simply closes the door on the old image until you revise it. The young man may die to an old self, the sword a symbol of thoughts that cut at life, famine the drought you feel when you separate from your own love. In this light, the verse becomes a summons to reclaim authority: to fix your attention on a new inner image, to declare, I am the ruler here, I am the one who animates every scene. When you shift your assumption, the world rearranges itself to fit your new vision. The punishment dissolves as the old identity fades and nourishment returns to your inner field.
Practice This Now
Imaginative_act: Close your eyes, assume the state 'I AM the Lord of hosts within'; revise the image of the persecutor into a benevolent aspect of yourself, and feel the sword of conflict melt into a stream of nourishment in your chest. Hold that feeling for a few moments, letting the new inner state solidify.
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