Neville Goddard on Luke 15:8-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 15 in context

Scripture Focus

8Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?

9And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.

10Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

Luke 15:8-10

Biblical Context

In Luke 15:8-10, a woman searches for a lost silver coin and rejoices when she finds it; likewise, there is joy in heaven over one sinner who repents.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your parable is not a tale of outer loss but of inward awareness. The coin is a forgotten facet of your own consciousness—an aspect of God you have temporarily misplaced by dwelling in fear or separation. The candle and sweeping represent the discipline of attention, lighting your inner light and clearing the dust of doubt until the gleam of truth appears. When you find it, you do not stash the coin away; you call your friends and neighbors as aspects of your own mind to rejoice, for the recovered piece confirms your unity with the I AM. The angels’ joy is the harmonizing of your state with divine order. Repentance, seen in this light, is merely turning your attention back to your true center—awareness itself—where there is no sin, only forgotten sparks returning to the flame. Abide in this rediscovered consciousness, and your house brightens; the sense of separation dissolves into oneness with God.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Sit quietly, light your inner candle in imagination, and declare, 'I have found the lost coin within me; I am restored to the I AM; there is only God in this house.' Then let the feeling of joy fill you for a moment.