Inner Fame and Healing

Luke 4:37-41 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Luke 4 in context

Scripture Focus

37And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.
38And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
39And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.
40Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
41And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.
Luke 4:37-41

Biblical Context

Luke 4:37-41 describes Jesus gaining nationwide fame through healings and exorcisms, as people bring the sick and demons acknowledge his authority.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's terms, the crowd's fame is not about external applause but the inner state awakening to itself. When Luke tells of the fever and Simon’s mother, note that the ‘fever’ is the fever of limitation in the mind—an old feeling that aches for relief. The moment Jesus stands over her and rebukes it is the I AM reclaiming authority over belief. The cure is not a thing done to a body but a shift in consciousness: the unreal feeling of separation is dissolved by the realization 'I am health, I am life, I am the presence that heals.' As the sun sets and all bring their diseases, the same inner law operates—attention directed to the Christ within heals; hands become symbol of the inner touch, a mental assurance that healing is already accomplished. The demons’ cry that 'Thou art Christ' is the mind’s recognition of the Truth; when you stop them from speaking, you protect the realization that you are that Christ. The verse invites you to awaken to the inner ruler who exercises authority over illness and fear, and whose presence manifests as healing and restoration.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and affirm, 'I AM health now' until the feeling of vitality fills you; then revise a lingering limit by choosing to remember this power throughout the day.

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