Inner Break of Prophecy
Jeremiah 23:9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Jeremiah 23 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Jeremiah 23:9 speaks of a heart broken and bones shaken by the prophets and the holiness of their words, an inner upheaval revealing a struggle with truth.
Neville's Inner Vision
From the Neville Goddard lens, the 'heart' and 'bones' are the inner states of consciousness, not a physical body reacting to outward events. The 'prophets' are the chorus of inner voices insisting on external proofs; the 'LORD' and 'words of his holiness' are the I Am, the unchanging awareness that speaks in present tense. Jeremiah's flood of emotion is the mind’s alarm when it encounters conflicting messages and the temptation to identify with them. When you recognize that your life unfolds from your inner state, the shaking becomes a cue to shift your assumption. Replace the dominant thought that others' words govern you with the conviction that your own awareness orders your world. The 'prophetic' energy is redirected from fear to reverence—holiness becomes the inner standard by which you judge experience, not the other way around. The more you dwell in the I Am, the less the external thunder dictates the inner weather; the holy words become your own creative decree, shaping reality from the inside out.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes. Assume the state I Am—awareness as the sole reality within you—and feel the old voices collapse into quiet as you revise what you take as truth to the holy, present-tense awareness within.
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