Choosing Inner Refuge Over Egypt

Neville's Inner Vision

All the words of the text point to the dynamics of mind. The remnant's plan to set their faces toward Egypt is not a geographic choice but a decision of consciousness toward security grounded in fear. God as I AM is awareness here and now; to turn away from that inward security to a land of exile is to enter a dream of safety that never satisfies. When you hear 'If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt,' hear it as: if you wholly commit your mind to a belief that safety lies outside your own awareness, you invite withdrawal from the living presence. The verse invites us to notice that every outward move reflects an inner posture. The promise is not in Egypt but in remaining aligned with the I AM. By choosing a mental geography of trust, the exile dissolves, and the memory of return becomes your present experience. The path is inward: revise the plan by affirming, I am already safe in the land of my own awareness, and my security is the I AM.