Honor the Inner Prophet
John 4:44 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read John 4 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Jesus states that a prophet has no honor in his own country; this verse highlights how familiar surroundings resist new truth. The call here is to revise internally, honoring the inner prophet wherever you are.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within the inner country of your mind, the prophet speaks, yet the familiar atmosphere of old beliefs often refuses him honor. Jesus’ statement is not a condemnation of others; it is a mirror of your own state, a call to revise the conditions of belief that you wear like a country around your heart. The truth you seek is not distant; it rests in the I AM, the awareness that can feel itself real whenever you presume that the voice of truth is welcomed at every level of your being. To awaken, you must stop waiting for approval from the crowd inside your head and begin to acknowledge the gift already present: the prophecy of your own life, the promise of realized truth. By assuming the state of the honored prophet within, you activate the very condition that makes prophecy possible: faithfulness to truth and a dignified image of self as Imago Dei. Imagination creates reality, so your inner verdict determines your outward experience.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and assume the inner prophet is honored in your own country now; feel the air of approval in your mind. Repeat, 'I AM the prophet and I am honored,' until the feeling sits in as reality.
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