Jeremiah's Serpent Within
Jeremiah 8:17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Jeremiah 8 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Jeremiah 8:17 speaks of sent serpents that will bite, symbolizing the inner consequences when a people forget their higher awareness. It points to the judgment that arises from misaligned thoughts and feelings.
Neville's Inner Vision
Beloved, the serpents in Jeremiah are not external beasts but the stubborn beliefs and fears that slither through your mind when you forget the I AM. The word bite signals the moment consciousness acts upon a state it claims as real, and the result is a painful wake-up in your experience. You are not at fate's mercy; you are the awareness that creates fate. When you align with the I AM, the inner movements change, exile becomes return, and what once stung becomes insight. The 'judgment' is the self's reluctance to revise its story; the remedy is to awaken to being the I AM now, here, and to treat every sensation as a signal from consciousness, not a verdict upon your person. In this light, Jeremiah's warning becomes an invitation: refine your inner state, and the outer bite loses its power as your perception shifts.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: In the next moment, assume you are the I AM witnessing the 'serpent' thought; revise it with, 'I am the I AM, this fear has no power over me.' Sit with the feeling until it feels real, and notice your surroundings respond as you stand in that awareness.
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