Return to Zion Within

Jeremiah 3:12-15 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Jeremiah 3 in context

Scripture Focus

12Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever.
13Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.
14Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
15And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
Jeremiah 3:12-15

Biblical Context

Jeremiah 3:12-15 invites the inner self to return to divine awareness, acknowledge missteps, and turn toward Zion where mercy and guidance await. The promise is interior before it becomes outward confidence.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, Israel is not a distant nation but a state of consciousness named by the I AM. The northward call is the tug of scattered attention back to your central awareness. When the text speaks of mercy, hear it as the natural tone of your own I AM - an uncondemned, unending mercy that refuses to condemn forever. Acknowledge thine iniquity becomes a fearless facing of inner misalignment - your habit of wandering toward every green tree - and then invite the inner voice to guide you home. Turn, O backsliding children - turn your entire sense of self toward unity with God, for I am married unto you; you are already joined. The promise of Zion and pastors after mine heart is your mind's assurance that right teaching and nourishing thought are provided by your divine idea. As you dwell in this awareness, covenant and peace replace fear and fragmentation, and outer circumstances begin to reflect the inner alignment. This is not coercion but a deliberate correction of focus: awaken to your true identity and live from that living center.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare, 'I return to I AM.' Imagine Zion as your inner city, with a pastor of God's heart feeding you knowledge; sit in that realization for a few breaths today.

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