Neville Goddard on Luke 14:25-27 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 14 in context

Scripture Focus

25And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,

26If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

27And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

Luke 14:25-27

Biblical Context

Jesus tells the gathered crowd that true discipleship requires prioritizing allegiance to him over family and life, and bearing one's cross.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture this: The crowd is not merely around you; the call of discipleship is a call to shift your entire state of consciousness. The word 'hate' is hyperbole for placing the I AM above every external credential—father, mother, cherished roles, even life itself. To come after me is to turn your inner attention toward the I AM, the divine awareness that you already are. The cross you bear is not an external burden but the inner resistance to change and to identify with old beliefs. When you imagine yourself as the disciple, you exercise perseverance; you endure the sharpening of desire into obedience; you learn to trust the unseen, and the world’s opinions fade. Your new state emerges as you dwell in the feeling of the I AM now. In this inner shift, the Jesus you follow is your own higher self, awakening through practiced imagination.

Practice This Now

Practice: Close your eyes and assume the I AM as your sole allegiance; revise any attachment as a lower-self tendency, and feel yourself bearing an inner cross as you follow the imagined state of your higher self.