Neville Goddard on John 10:10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 10 in context

Scripture Focus

10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

John 10:10

Biblical Context

The verse presents two inner motions: a thief aiming to steal and destroy, and Jesus offering life that is abundant. It points to an inner contrast between lack and overflow.

Neville's Inner Vision

John 10:10 reveals that the world’s 'thief' is not a person, but a state of consciousness that says you are lacking. In Neville's teaching, the life Jesus offers is the present awareness of fullness—the I AM perceiving itself as abundant. When you identify with that I AM, the contrast between lack and plenty dissolves. The thief’s crime is fear, memory, and habit: old scripts insisting you are cut off from grace. Yet grace is not distant; it is your own awareness of sufficiency, your decision to dwell in the feeling of 'already it is so.' The abundant life is not a future salary or a new car but a felt sense of wholeness, vitality, and direction that radiates from your inner state and rearranges appearances to match. Practice turning attention away from lack, and into the realization that you are the consciousness that makes life real. Your world becomes the faithful image of your declared I AM.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare 'I AM abundant life now,' then feel the fullness saturating your senses. Dwell in that feeling for several minutes, until the old lack image dissolves and new appearances align with your I AM.