Neville Goddard on Luke 16:1-8 - 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.

5So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

6And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

7Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.

8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

Luke 16:1-8

Biblical Context

Jesus tells of a rich man's steward who wastes goods, then acts to lessen debts to secure his future; the master praises his prudence, noting the worldly are wiser in their generation than the children of light.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Neville's lens, Luke 16:1–8 becomes a study in the management of mental substance. The 'rich man' stands for your wealth of awareness—the I AM that possesses all potential—and the steward is your present state of consciousness, which may fritter energy by fear, doubt, or habit. When accused, the call to account is not judgment but the invitation to revise your inner ledger. The steward asks, What shall I do?—a reflection of your own recognizing you must change your stance. He then cancels portions of the debtors' bills, not to cheat but to secure future shelter; this is your imagination at work, reallocating value and creating relationships that will sustain you. Your world applauds him because he did wisely: he used the power of imagination to reorganize the flow of energy before it leaves him. In this sense, you, too, can imagine new entries that release fear and multiply trust. The children of light are simply those who believe that the I AM can restructure circumstance through deliberate inner acts. Trust that your revision is already done in consciousness, and your outer scene will follow.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and recall a current lack; in your mind write a 'new bill' that reduces or erases it, then feel the relief as if it has already happened.