Greatness in God: Spirit-Filled
Luke 1:15 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Luke 1:15 prophesies a child who will be great in the sight of the Lord, will abstain from wine and strong drink, and will be filled with the Holy Ghost from birth. This speaks of consecration and divine endowment from the womb, pointing to an inner condition rather than outward ritual.
Neville's Inner Vision
In Neville’s idiom: God never speaks of persons apart from your own consciousness. The verse is about a state you can realize in you as you turn to your I AM. To be 'great in the sight of the Lord' means to occupy a consciousness the Lord approves—an inner greatness that ignores the noise of the world. The vow not to drink wine or strong drink is not a ritual but a discipline of attention: refuse the escalation of external stimuli and the belief that outer intoxication can satisfy inner hunger. The phrase 'filled with the Holy Ghost' signals that your inner life is already infused with Spirit, not something to be earned later, but an ongoing condition you awaken to. Begin to see yourself as already born of Spirit, destined to act from the inner witness of God. The 'from his mother's womb' is a symbolic guarantee: your consciousness is ready to bear witness even now.
Practice This Now
Practice: Sit quietly, assume the state of inner greatness now, and say softly, 'I am great in the sight of the Lord and I am filled with the Holy Spirit.' Feel the Spirit's presence expand through your mind and body, as if born anew.
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