Inner Covenant of Obedience
Jeremiah 11:4-5 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Jeremiah 11 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
God reminds Israel of the covenant at the exodus: obedience to His voice makes them His people, and He will bring them into a land of abundance.
Neville's Inner Vision
To Neville's ear, this passage is not a treaty of places but an inner alignment. The 'fathers' are states of consciousness you have inherited; the 'iron furnace' is the trial that forges you into obedience to the inner command. When you hear 'Obey my voice', you are invited to inhabit a state of awareness that acts as God in you. If you identify with the I AM that notices, your thoughts and deeds begin to follow a single law: obedience to the inner sentence that resonates as truth. In this moment, 'so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God' becomes a mutual indwelling: you claim the relationship by envisioning yourself already living as that covenant. The promised land of milk and honey becomes the continuous flow of abundance that arises when you maintain the feeling of the wish fulfilled. Persist in the inner command, and your outer experience answers from the same consciousness. Each prayer is an act of identification, not supplication.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and assume the inner state: I am obedient to the voice within. Feel the abundant life as present now, as if it is already mine.
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