Neville Goddard on Luke 1:39-45 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

39And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;

40And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.

41And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

42And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

43And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

44For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

45And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.

Luke 1:39-45

Biblical Context

Mary rises to visit Elizabeth, and Elizabeth, moved by the greeting, is filled with the Holy Spirit. She proclaims Mary blessed and confirms that the promised child will come to those who believe.

Neville's Inner Vision

Mary's rising in those days is the inner ascent of consciousness toward the hill country of quiet perception. When she enters the house of Zacharias and salutes Elisabeth, she enacts a shift of state: the I AM aware of itself in intimate expectation. Elisabeth's hearing, the babe leaping in the womb, and the Holy Ghost filling her, symbolize the inner quickening that happens when belief and receptivity meet. The blessing spoken over Mary is the inner confirmation that a promise has found a home within; and 'blessed is she that believed' proclaims that faith is the assumption that makes the imagined state real. There follows the operating law: there shall be a performance of those things told from the Lord. In your practice, treat any desired reality as already present, greet it with a salutary inner welcome, and dwell in the feeling that it is yours now. The inner world responds with joyful manifestation when you persist in the truth you already know.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Rise in consciousness to your inner hill country, greet your inner Elizabeth, and feel the Holy Ghost quicken within; declare, 'It is done, the promise is performed,' until it feels real.