Preparedness by Inner Provision
Luke 22:36-38 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Luke 22 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Jesus tells the disciples to prepare for what’s ahead—carry purses and scripts, and even buy a sword—and notes that the plan will be fulfilled in him; the exchange about swords marks a symbolic transition.
Neville's Inner Vision
Imagine Luke 22:36-38 as a teaching about inner economy. The purse and the scrip symbolize your capacity to provide for yourself in the next moment; the sword represents the courage to meet the scene that follows. When Jesus says that what is written must be accomplished in him, he signals the ending of an old dream and the birth of a new consciousness in you. The disciples offer two swords, and Jesus answers 'It is enough,' meaning that you need only enough inner power to proceed. In Neville's vocabulary, the Kingdom is an I AM state you can enter now, not a distant destination. If you assume, in your imagination, that all you require is already supplied by your inner self, your external circumstances will adjust to that truth. This scene invites you to revise by feeling the reality of preparedness within, rather than chasing supplies in the world. As you dwell in that I AM, the forthcoming events unfold from the inside out, revealing salvation and redemption as acts of consciousness rather than history.
Practice This Now
Imaginative_act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and declare 'I am prepared now,' visualizing yourself with purse and sword as inner traits—provision and courage. Feel the truth as if the next moment is already provided by your I AM, and rest in the sense of 'enough' for the journey.
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