Neville Goddard on Luke 16:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 16 in context

Scripture Focus

1And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

2And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.

3Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.

4I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

Luke 16:1-4

Biblical Context

Luke 16:1-4 tells of a rich man's steward who is accused of wasting goods and told to render an account. He schemes to secure his future by building new relationships so he will be welcomed after his power ends.

Neville's Inner Vision

Read as a parable of the inner man, Luke 16:1-4 shows that the riches and the steward belong to the consciousness you are waking into. The rich man is the I AM, the enduring awareness that holds all your goods; the steward is the activity of imagination and thought that manages your inner wealth. When the command to render an account sounds, it is not judgment but an invitation to audit your inner management and to revise what must change. The steward's question, 'What shall I do?' reveals the old state recognizing its limits; you need not dig or beg, for those are images of fear, not solution. The real answer is a deliberate revision of consciousness: decide now how you will operate within your mind so that, when the old state is removed, your inner allies—beliefs, feelings, memories—will assist you in new houses, i.e., new conditions of experience. By choosing a plan that honors your being and aligns with the end you seek, you transform threat into possibility and prove that your awareness can re-script reality through imaginative action.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are already in your new state of provision. Revise the lack by declaring, 'I am the steward of a wealthier consciousness, and all I require now belongs to me,' and feel that certainty as if it were already true.