Inner Cities of Refuge

Neville's Inner Vision

In the realm of consciousness, places are states of mind and movements of imagination. Joshua 20:7 speaks of appointing Kedesh in Galilee on Mount Naphtali, Shechem in Mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba (Hebron) in the Mountain of Judah. See these as three inner stations you choose within your own I AM. Kedesh in Naphtali becomes a refuge for inspired choices and creative resolve; Shechem in Ephraim marks the center where your decisions bear fruit; Kirjatharba in Judah grounds you in steadfast peace and tangible outcomes. When you, as the I AM, appoint these cities in your inner landscape, you are not seeking shelter from life but establishing boundaries of consciousness that protect you from the noise of fear and blame. The act of placing them is an act of sovereignty: you decide what region of your mind governs your response, what thought you allow to enter, and what you keep in the shelter of grace. The three locations are not distances but directions—north, center, and south in your inner weather—leading you to move through life with clarity, mercy, and disciplined imagination.