Neville Goddard on Luke 4:1-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 4 in context

Scripture Focus

1And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

2Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.

3And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

4And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

5And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

6And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

7If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

8And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

9And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

10For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:

11And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

12And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

13And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

Luke 4:1-13

Biblical Context

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, is led into the wilderness for 40 days to be tempted by the devil. He fasts and answers with Scripture, declaring that life comes from every word of God.

Neville's Inner Vision

See Luke 4:1–13 as a doorway into your own mind. The wilderness is a barren state of consciousness you enter when you forget who you are. The devil's temptations are not historical enemies but the habitual thoughts that nudge you away from the I AM that you truly are. The stone made bread targets your body's hunger and the belief that life resides only in material sustenance; Jesus answers, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God,' reminding you that true nourishment flows from the Word within, from aligning your imagination with the higher state you intend to live. The offer of all kingdoms represents the impulse to seek power and approval in the world; worshiping the devil exposes the temptation to trade your divine royalty for external control. The pinnacle temptation to cast yourself down tests fear and evidence; Jesus refuses, upholding the law that you do not tempt the Lord your God by acting from panic or need. Each encounter is an inward battle with separation; each victory is a return to the certainty that you are the I AM, the living Word, here and now. Your practice is to assume that state, revise lack, and feel-it-real from within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, breathe, and declare 'I am the I AM.' Visualize standing on your inner pinnacle, choosing to worship only the Lord your God and feeling the certainty that all power and provision reside in you as the Word.