Guarding the Inner Tabernacle

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the Israelites as a state of consciousness, and the tabernacle as the living temple within you—the awareness that hosts God. Uncleanness is not merely dirt, but restless thoughts, fears, and habits that defile that awareness. To separate is to withdraw attention from anything that would poison the temple; not by punishment, but by a conscious choice to inhabit a higher state of awareness that already exists. When you assume this elevated stance, you do not concede to impurity; you preserve the life of the inner I AM by keeping it free from contamination. The result is not denial, but alignment: you are the temple, and holiness is your natural condition. If you believe impurities define you, the inner temple grows dim; if you revise that belief and stand in the truth of your oneness with God, the tabernacle shines again. This verse invites you to guard your inner dwelling by continually returning to the assumption that God dwells within, here and now, and that separation is the practice that preserves life, integrity, and true worship.