Facing Temptation With I AM
Luke 4:3 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
In Luke 4:3, the tempter asks Jesus to prove his sonship by turning a stone into bread, appealing to hunger and the need for immediate provision.
Neville's Inner Vision
Viewed through the Neville Goddard lens, the scene is not about a distant devil assault but a clash within your own consciousness. The cry 'If thou be the Son of God' is a demand for proof of identity, while the stone stands for a felt lack in your present state. The invitation to 'make bread' represents the impulse to satisfy appetite and security through surface means, rather than recognizing your true supply as the I AM within. Jesus’ response—unmoved by the stone’s appearance—embodies a consciousness that already knows it is the source, not the subject of external turnings. When you identify with the inner I AM, you stop measuring your worth by external outcomes and stop seeking to turn stone into bread to prove you are God’s Son. The true bread is not physical loaf but the realized presence of God within your mind. In that awareness, lack dissolves, and even hunger becomes a signal that you are being invited deeper into the wholeness you already are.
Practice This Now
Imaginative_act: Close your eyes, assume the I AM is your only reality. Revise the hunger as inner abundance and feel it as already provided.
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