Detaining The Divine Moment
Judges 13:15 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Manoah asks to delay the angel until a kid can be prepared, showing hospitality toward the divine visitation.
Neville's Inner Vision
Think of the angel as the I AM within—divine counsel arriving in your life. Manoah's impulse to detain is the inner impulse to linger with a revelation until you have offered the proper symbol of worship. The 'kid' is not the animal it appears; it is the seed of covenant consciousness you place upon the altar of attention. When you stand at that inner doorway, you are not bargaining with God but aligning your state with the presence you have just beheld. The act of detaining becomes a mental practice: pause in gratitude, confirm the impression, and feed it with the emotion of obedience and expectancy. Rather than chasing outward signs, you cultivate an inner state in which revelation can take root, and your life gradually reflects the visitation.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and imagine the divine visitor at your threshold. Say inwardly, 'I detain you by my worship; I will provide the symbol this moment,' and feel the presence deepen as you linger in that state.
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