Inner Covenant Of Fear And Obedience

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this account, the Gibeonites' claim that they feared for their lives reveals a universal script: fear is a state of consciousness seeking protection under a 'command.' In Neville's view, the 'land' Israel is to possess is the territory of your attention, the inner commands you accept as true. When you identify with fear of what 'the Lord' (your own I AM) demands—whether it be destruction of old habits or reclamation of inner space—you act to preserve yourself, often by clever deception rather than courageous transformation. Yet the true command is not external; it comes as a steady I AM that permits you to claim your inner inheritance. The moment you accept that the land is already yours in your consciousness, fear drops its mask, and obedience becomes effortless alignment with your own divine right. You are not asked to conquer others; you are asked to awaken to the covenant of loyalty within you, to keep faith with the inner decree that you are free, whole, and powerful.