In The Inner Council
Jeremiah 23:18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Jeremiah 23 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Jeremiah 23:18 wonders who has truly stood in the LORD's council to perceive and hear His word. It points to the rarity of inner listening and the discipline of noticing God's utterance.
Neville's Inner Vision
To stand in the counsel of the LORD is to reside in a state of consciousness where the I AM attends to its own word. The 'counsel' is not a distant court but the quiet assembly within you where idea and perception meet. When you perceive and hear His word, you are recognizing a truth that already exists in you as the I AM. The verse asks, in effect, who has united attention with the divine thought so completely that the word is marked and heard. In Neville's way, this is a matter of inner revision: you must assume the reality of the word as if it were already spoken into your life. Do not seek it in outer events; consult the inner chamber and listen for the ally within. When you mark His word, you assign it a place in your present imagination; you hear it as a vivid, felt truth, not a distant rumor. The practice is simple: assume you already stand in that council, and feel the word resonating as your own truth. The moment you do, your external life aligns with that inner decree.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and imagine you are before the LORD's inner council. Speak softly, 'I am listening to and obeying the word within,' and feel that truth settling into your chest.
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