Neville Goddard on Job 11:16-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Job 11 in context

Scripture Focus

16Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

17And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday: thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.

18And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

Job 11:16-18

Biblical Context

Memories of misery fade away like waters passing by. You will shine with the morning light and rest secure because there is hope.

Neville's Inner Vision

Job 11:16-18 speaks not of external change but of inner conversion. Forget thy misery means withdraw your attention from the story of trouble and treat it as water that has flowed away. The 'waters' are memories dissolved by realized I AM consciousness; when you claim the I AM as your own, the impression of age and darkness recedes, and you become clear as the noonday, shining like the morning. The promise of security arises from a bold assumption: there is hope. This is not wishful thinking; it is the recognition that your inner state determines every outer event. When you know you are the thinker of your life, you dig about thee and rest in safety by cultivating an inner shelter built from unshakable faith in your own eternal presence. Practice gently: assume you are already safe, feel the glow of morning light within, and allow the past to be washed away by the present awareness of I AM. Your future becomes inevitable as you dwell in this truth.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, recall the past as water flowing away, then declare, 'I am the I AM; I forget misery and awaken to a secure, hopeful dawn.' Truly feel the warmth of that dawn in your chest and let it rest there.