Inner Command to Courage

Joshua 1:18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Joshua 1 in context

Scripture Focus

18Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.
Joshua 1:18

Biblical Context

Rebelling against the command and not listening to it brings judgment, even death. Yet the text ends with a clear call to stand strong and be of good courage.

Neville's Inner Vision

Joshua 1:18 is your inner map. The rebel is the resistance of mind when you refuse the inner command; the death is the old self dissolving. When you heed the inner word—your I AM speaking as you—you step into a state of power. Obedience is not to a rickety external code but to the inner decree that orders your thoughts, feelings, and actions toward wholeness. To be strong and of good courage is to identify with the I AM that governs your experience, to stand as the inner king who fears nothing. The commandment you hear becomes your true law; listen, and your life aligns with it. The consequence of rebellion fades as you accept the decree, and a new self—bold, confident, unwavering—arises. Courage is a state of consciousness you occupy by assumption; rehearse the imagined reality until it feels real, and doubt dissolves. The I AM never wavers, and when you dwell there, you are that strength now.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, claim 'I am strong and courageous' as already true, and feel the inner decree guiding your next steps. Then act from that feeling, trusting your inner command.

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