Love That Resurrects Within
John 11:36-37 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read John 11 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
People remark on Jesus's love for Lazarus, while others wonder why he couldn't have prevented death. The passage contrasts outward affection with the mystery of life beyond death.
Neville's Inner Vision
Behold the scene as a symbol of your own states of consciousness. The crowd's statements are not about a long-ago tale but about your inner dialogue toward a circumstance. 'He loved him' becomes the recognition that the I AM within you loves the situation you call Lazarus. The question 'could not this man… have prevented death' is your old sense of limitation arguing against the new creation you imagine. In this view, God is not a person outside you; God is the I AM within—the living awareness that can imagine a different ending. When you hold the conviction that love has already resolved it, the apparent deadness dissolves and your life is revived. Practice this by assuming the end, feeling the wish fulfilled, and dwelling in the quiet certainty that resurrection is now. The crowd's debate fades as you enter the silent certainty that life is now, and you write the outcome with your imagination.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Assume the end now and revise the scenario by saying, 'This is risen now; I am loved by God.' Stay with that feeling-it-real until it seems true, then release and observe the subtle shifts.
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