Inner Reverence and I AM
Leviticus 19:3-4 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Leviticus 19 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The passage calls for reverence toward parents and dedication to the sabbath, while turning away from idols; it anchors true worship in the LORD as God.
Neville's Inner Vision
Leviticus 19:3-4 is not a mere external code; it reveals the inner architecture of your being. The 'mother' and 'father' you are to fear are the inner authorities—the loyalties and disciplines you have accepted as the truth of your life. To fear them is to align with their demands in the quiet of your heart, letting their standards mold your actions. The sabbath is not a day on the calendar but a daily rest of attention in I AM; in that stillness you realize you are more than your thoughts and you govern your life from that awareness. 'Turn ye not unto idols' warns against substitutes for God—images, beliefs, or practices you pray to instead of the one Presence within. When you imagine yourself living as the LORD your God—the constant I AM—these outward idols lose their grip, for reality bends to the status of your inner God-awareness. The verse invites you to live as the expression of God in consciousness, where obedience is simply acting in harmony with the truth of being.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Close your eyes and declare, 'I am the LORD your God' as your unshakable awareness, then rest into that I AM and observe any idol-thoughts. When they arise, revise them by returning to the sense of God within.
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