Neville Goddard on Luke 18:2-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 18 in context

Scripture Focus

2Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:

3And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

Luke 18:2-3

Biblical Context

Luke 18:2-3 presents a judge who ignores both God and people, and a widow who keeps asking to be avenged of her adversary. It portrays perseverance as the key to obtaining justice.

Neville's Inner Vision

See the city as the landscape of your own mind. The judge who feared not God represents a fixed belief, a stubborn habit that remains unmoved by truth. The widow is your awakened awareness, the part of you that will not abandon a rightful outcome. Her plea, “Avenge me of mine adversary,” is not a complaint about externals but a declaration of the inner state you choose to sustain. When you stand before this judge in imagination, you are really standing within the I AM—the uncompromising witness of consciousness—rehearsing a new assumption. The judge’s change of heart, not stirred by mercy from without but by the persistence of the inward state, shows that the inner conviction creates outer results. Therefore, refuse to negotiate with lack or fear; maintain the certainty that justice is already established in your inner realm, and your life must conform to that rhythm. The parable invites you to live from the end: you are already avenged, already whole, already at peace, because the inner verdict is the truth your world must reflect.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and rewrite the scene. In your mind, the widow steps before the judge and you, as the I AM, declare, 'Justice is mine now.' Feel the relief and certainty as if the verdict has already been issued; dwell in that feeling for 1–2 minutes, then return to daily activity with the new state.