Inner Call of Jonah 1:1
Jonah 1:1 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Jonah 1 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Jonah 1:1 records the moment the LORD's word comes to Jonah, inviting him into a mission. It marks the opening of vocation as an inner call.
Neville's Inner Vision
The 'word of the LORD' is not an external voice but an inner imprint, a movement of awareness awakening. Jonah is a state of consciousness—the readiness to receive and carry a message. When the word comes, it calls the I AM into alignment with its own purpose, inviting you to move in a direction that matches your deepest identity. The name 'Amittai' signals a native tendency or function you possess to express truth to others; as you recognize this vocation, the world responds to the inner signal. The presence of God is your awareness that you are already complete; the call is simply this awareness selecting a task that it can express through you. Your job is not to rush the scene but to anchor yourself in the belief that you are the vessel through which this word is made flesh. In this light, the verse is an invitation to trust the inner voice as the I AM and to act from that certainty.
Practice This Now
Assume the inner call is here now and rest in the feeling of being the vessel of that word—declare, 'I am called now,' and dwell in the felt truth as if it is already so.
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