Rise and Walk Within
John 5:8-9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read John 5 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Jesus commands a man to rise, take up his bed, and walk, and he is instantly healed; the Sabbath tension marks that inner life transcends outward rules.
Neville's Inner Vision
Verse 8 speaks not to a body, but to the consciousness that awakens within you. The command Rise, Take Up, and Walk is the I AM telling a state of limitation: 'Let go of the old bed,' and assume a new mobility of awareness. When the inner choice is made—when you 'rise' in imagination, lift the burden of the past, and step into a self-sustained movement—the story says the healing is immediate. The man did not earn it by works; he yielded to a higher order of law: the law of consciousness that responds to a clear command from within. The sabbath scene reveals that true rest is not external observance but inner trust in the divine I AM, which answers when you act from the already-present state of wholeness. So the miracle is a revision of identity: you inhabit the state and the events follow. Faith here is trust in your own I AM, not belief in distant power; it's obedience to the inner command and the belief that the present moment already contains the healing.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and rest in the I AM. Imagine rising now, lifting the old bed of limitation, and walking freely in your healed state.
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