Neville Goddard on Luke 14:7-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 14 in context

Scripture Focus

7And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

8When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;

9And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.

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.

11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Luke 14:7-11

Biblical Context

The parable warns against seeking the top seat; pride in rank can lead to public humility. True worship arises from humility, where inner state determines exaltation rather than outward position.

Neville's Inner Vision

Luke 14:7–11 is an image of your inner banquet. The rooms symbolize states of consciousness; the chief room is the belief that you must earn appreciation through outward position. If you sit in the highest chair, you are affirming that your worth rests on others' recognition. Choosing the lowest seat, you acknowledge the host within—the I AM—and invite the inner order to operate. The host's declaration, 'Friend, go up higher,' is the moment your consciousness recognizes your true value, not by status but by alignment with awareness. Humility, rightly understood, is not denial of worth but surrender to your true order in God—awareness that you are already loved by the very I AM you call God. In that inner posture, exaltation arrives as external life mirrors the inner standing. Those who exalt themselves in thought are already abased; those who remain humble and dwell in I AM are lifted into harmony with truth.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and imagine yourself seated in the lowest room of a mental banquet, feeling the host invite you to rise. Then revise with the inner certainty that I AM already exalted you by your own recognition.