Neville Goddard on Luke 14:7-14 - 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.

12Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

13But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

14And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

Luke 14:7-14

Biblical Context

Jesus tells guests to seek the lowest place so that the host may honor them; true greatness comes from humility, generosity to the needs of others, and the promise of resurrection life.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the banquet not as a table in a village, but as the inner banquet of your consciousness. The crowd choosing the highest rooms mirrors a state of self-importance--an ego that must be seen for what it is. When you, in imagination, sit in the lowest room, you are not diminishing yourself; you are placing awareness in a humble posture, allowing the I AM within to call you forth. The 'more honorable man' is not another person but a higher thought on your mind arriving, and the host, speaking from your own I, says, 'Friend, go up higher.' This is your inner recognition: your exaltation is a shift in consciousness, not a status in time. Exalting yourself ends in abasement; choosing the act of giving--calling the poor, the maimed, the blind--releases new life into your heart. The resurrection of the just is a present memory of your true nature blooming as compassionate action, the inner life becoming a radiant feast you host for all.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume you are seated in the lowest room now; feel the host calling you up. Then revise the scene in your imagination by affirming, I am already exalted in the inner life, and as I give, life returns in measure.