Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 14:7-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 14 in context

Scripture Focus

7O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.

8O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?

9Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.

Jeremiah 14:7-9

Biblical Context

The passage pleads for Yahweh to act for His name's sake, acknowledging sin and backsliding; it asks why God seems distant, even as He is in the midst.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this brief scene of prayer, you are shown the inner mechanics of belief. The 'iniquities' that testify against you are not external sins, but stubborn thoughts that separate you from the I AM. 'Do thou it for thy name's sake' is a call to act from your true self, to write the divine name across your mind as the living fact of your being. 'Our backslidings are many' reveals the habitual drift of attention away from awareness, yet the 'savior thereof in time of trouble' is not a distant rescuer but the very awareness that awakens under pressure. When you ask, 'why shouldest thou be as a stranger...?' you are hearing the mind's fear, which dissolves when you affirm, 'the LORD is in the midst of us.' In that consciousness you are named by the Name; you are never abandoned. The revision is simple: replace the memory of separation with the felt sense of divine presence here and now. The more you dwell in this inner state, the more outward conditions become reflections of your inner equilibrium.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and assume the state: I am the presence of God in the midst of me; all backsliding thoughts dissolve as I feel the I AM now.