Neville Goddard on Luke 14:10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 14 in context

Scripture Focus

10But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

Luke 14:10

Biblical Context

The verse invites humility: sit in the lowest place when invited. Elevation comes when the inner invitation calls you higher, producing true worship as your consciousness recognizes God within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Luke 14:10 is a map of inner disposition. The lowest room symbolizes a state of consciousness in which you refuse to seek outward rank. When you feel the inner invitation—the moment you are 'bidden'—you sit there with the certainty that the I AM within has chosen you as friend. Do not seek applause; stay in the humility that faith requires. Then, when the inner voice says, 'Friend, go up higher,' you rise as your inner sense of worth expands; the outer scene mirrors your elevation. The 'presence of them that sit at meat with thee' becomes the company of your own inner saints, witnesses of your worth. Your worship is not performed for others but felt within as alignment with God. The reward for choosing the lowest place is a divine recognition inside—your consciousness experiences a lift in proportion to your assumption. Practice this: assume you are already in the higher seat, and let the feeling of being known as friend fill you; the world around you will reflect this inner elevation.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: in this moment, imagine yourself seated in the lowest room; feel the inner invitation; after a breath, revise the scene by seeing yourself being lifted to the higher seat, and dwell in the sense of worship as inner alignment with God.