Inner North Mercy Realized
Jeremiah 3:12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Jeremiah 3 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Jeremiah declares a return to the Lord, promising mercy rather than enduring anger. The inner takeaway is that repentance is a shift in consciousness, not merely external action.
Neville's Inner Vision
To the Neville reader, this verse is not about geography but the direction of your mind. 'Go toward the north' signals turning toward the higher state—the I AM that you are. 'Return, thou backsliding Israel' is the inner decision to disidentify with the false self that believes it is separate from God. When the Lord says 'I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you,' He is declaring the enduring law of your true state: mercy is the divine nature expressed through your present awareness. The 'I am merciful' line is not a prediction but an invitation to adopt a mental atmosphere. Your anger or guilt is a weather of your current assumption; you can revise it by choosing the I AM as your immediate sensation. The backslider is simply a misidentified state; the moment you stop arguing with it and align with the conscious, all-possible mercy appears. In this sense, the inner proclamation transforms the outer narrative, because the world follows the inner conviction you dwell in.
Practice This Now
Imaginative_act: Sit quietly and declare, 'I am the I AM, and I have returned to my true state.' Visualize the north as a bright inner center and feel mercy replacing anger as you revise your self-concept to 'I am forgiven and forgiving.'
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