Inner Fame and Healing
Luke 4:37-41 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Luke 4 in context
Scripture Focus
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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