Neville Goddard on Joshua 24:14-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 24 in context

Scripture Focus

14Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.

15And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

16And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;

17For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:

18And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for he is our God.

Joshua 24:14-18

Biblical Context

Joshua 24:14-18 presents the call to choose whom to serve and declares that Joshua and his house will serve the LORD. The people affirm their commitment, recalling the LORD's deliverance and faithfulness.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Joshua narrative you are asked to settle the inner question: who is lord in your consciousness? The command to fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth points to a state of being, not a distant ritual. You can hear 'choose you this day' as the invitation to pick a dominant state of imagination—the I AM that you are. When you assume, 'I serve the LORD,' you put away the 'gods' of your past—habitual fears, memories of lack, even the pride of self-rule—and you align with the true governing power within. This is the covenant you keep in consciousness: fidelity to the one God within, fidelity to truth. The deliverance spoken of becomes your inner freedom from bondage to limitation, and the drive of the Amorites becomes a clearing out of false identities as the LORD asserts Himself in your mind. Therefore, dwell in that certainty; feel the truth of your service as if it already is. Your external world will follow, mirroring the inward covenant you have honored.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and repeat, 'I serve the LORD now,' feeling the sincerity of that allegiance. Then imagine your daily world rearranging to reflect that service, as if the LORD stands at the center of your being.