Jeremiah's Inner Fire
Jeremiah 20:9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Jeremiah 20 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Jeremiah tries to stop speaking for God, but the inner Word burns in his heart and compels him to speak anyway. The experience shows that the divine message is already active as a state of consciousness inside him.
Neville's Inner Vision
Jeremiah 20:9 reveals a law Neville would teach: the word of God is not an external report but a state of consciousness pressing through the old self. The heart and bones are the instrument by which imagination becomes form. When Jeremiah resolves to refrain from mentioning God, the inner Word erupts as a burning fire shut up in his bones, insisting on expression. This is not stubbornness but the dynamic of your I AM—the sense of presence that already is the reality you seek. The reluctance to speak dissolves once you stop resisting the inner conviction. The verse invites you to align your present state with your desired outcome—speech, vocation, prophecy—by living from the inner fire rather than waiting for an outer sign. You are not waiting for permission; you are the script and the actor, and the fire within is the sign that your inner reality is awake and your world will respond accordingly.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes, place a hand on your chest, and imagine the inner Word as a warm flame in your bones. Then declare, 'I am the voice that speaks from the I AM,' and feel the conviction move through you until you are compelled to express.
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