Jeremiah's Inner Fire Within

Jeremiah 20:7-10 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Jeremiah 20 in context

Scripture Focus

7O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.
8For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.
9Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.
10For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
Jeremiah 20:7-10

Biblical Context

Jeremiah laments feeling deceived by the Lord and mocked for his prophecy. Yet the word of the Lord burns inside him like a fire that compels speech.

Neville's Inner Vision

Ask yourself: what if this text is not about someone else’s history but your own inner state wearing words? Jeremiah’s cry of deception and the pressure of derision are the sounds of a consciousness measuring itself against limitation. The 'word of the LORD' is not distant scripture; it is the living decree of the I AM within you, a fire shut up in your bones when you permit it to move. The feeling of being deceived is the mind clinging to a picture of scarcity or powerlessness; the proclamation that 'everyone mocks me' is the inward chorus of doubt. But as soon as you whisper 'I will not speak any more in His name,' you reveal the choice to cut yourself off from your creative power. Yet the Word revives, and it burns until you yield. Your task is to realize you are not at the mercy of others’ reports but the I AM behind them, the authority you are. When you revise the scene to acknowledge that you have already prevailed, fear and derision melt, and the outer world must reflect the new inner certainty.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, place your hand on your heart, and silently declare: I AM the word that prevails. Feel the inner fire rise as you assume the life you desire, allowing it to replace fear and derision with unwavering presence.

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