Neville Goddard on Luke 15:4-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 15 in context

Scripture Focus

4What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

5And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

6And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

Luke 15:4-6

Biblical Context

The passage shows a shepherd leaving the flock to seek the one lost sheep. Upon finding it, he rejoices and invites others to share the joy.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the lost sheep as a belief about yourself that you have forgotten you are. The ninety-nine are the steady recognitions you already hold in consciousness. The shepherd who leaves the wilderness to search represents your divine I AM, turning attention to the one neglected aspect of your being until it is found. When found, the sheep is laid on the shepherd’s shoulders—an image of the felt weight of a new realization carried with ease by the renewed sense of self. Home and celebration signify the inner community of states that rejoice with you: confidence, joy, gratitude, and a new speech of power. The word 'rejoice' is the law within you waking to itself. The pattern of seek-find-rejoice is not about external reward but about the inner shift that proves consciousness is the source of all experience. So observe your inner thoughts, assume the presence of your completed self, and let the imagined triumph be your reality.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and declare, 'I am the I AM; I have found my lost sheep now.' Then feel the joy as though the recovery is already real, and imagine you carrying it home to your inner circle of celebration.