Neville Goddard on Luke 4:18-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 4 in context

Scripture Focus

18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

19To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

20And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

21And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

Luke 4:18-21

Biblical Context

Jesus declares the Spirit is upon him to proclaim good news, heal the brokenhearted, liberate the captives, give sight, and set at liberty the bruised; then proclaims that this scripture is fulfilled in that moment.

Neville's Inner Vision

Inside Luke 4:18-21, the Spirit is not a distant force but your own I AM awareness stepping forward as the teacher. The 'poor' are those who feel lack of supply; the 'bruised' are worn-out beliefs; the 'captive' is the mind held by old stories. When you imagine this moment as your present reality, you align with the very act of anointing—the recognition that you are the audacious speaker of your own gospel. The Lord’s year, the acceptable year, is a symbolic return to a state of wholeness that you can invoke now by assumption. As you dwell in this consciousness, the external world—synagogue, eyes fixed on him—becomes a mirror of your inner attention. The scripture is fulfilled not in time, but in your experiencing that you are already the one spoken of, the one who brings light to darkness, liberty to bondage, and sight to blindness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, breathe into the chest, and assume, 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; I am anointed now to preach good news to the poor.' Feel the release and observe how your inner world responds as if this scripture is fulfilled today.