Inner Salvation of Jonah 2:8-9
Jonah 2:8-9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Jonah 2 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Jonah 2:8-9 contrasts those who chase fleeting vanities with a heart that gives thanks and keeps commitments. It proclaims that true mercy and salvation come from the Lord.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within this passage, the 'lying vanities' are not distant idols but beliefs of separation from God—the sense that you are apart from the I AM. When you entertain these thoughts, you forfeit mercy, preferring lack over the living Presence. The remedy is practical: adopt the thanksgiving you declare, not as plea but as a state of awareness. By 'sacrificing' with a voice of gratitude, you re-identify with your true self—the I AM God calls you—and you vow inwardly to uphold that recognition. 'Salvation is of the LORD' becomes an assertion that the liberating power resides within your own consciousness, ready to answer every need. Practice is not merely wishing; it is assuming your state of wholeness until it feels real, letting the feeling-tone of gratitude settle into your chest, your will, and your actions. Persisting in this yields the outer change as a natural echo of the inner resolution you have already assumed.
Practice This Now
Assume the feeling of your fulfilled state for a few minutes today; silently declare 'I am saved now' and let gratitude saturate your awareness.
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