Inner Pinnacle Trust

Luke 4:9-12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Luke 4 in context

Scripture Focus

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.
Luke 4:9-12

Biblical Context

In Luke 4:9-12, Jesus is tempted to prove God's protection from a high place, but he refuses, affirming trust and obedience rather than seeking signs.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the inner drama unfolds as a test of your state of consciousness. The tempter beckons you to leap from the height to prove that God will safeguard you, but the scene is not about a godless fall; it is about belief itself. The devil represents the old habit of fearing you must earn protection by outward acts. The pinnacle is the ego’s highest point where you demand a sign before you trust your inner reality. Jesus’ reply, 'Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God,' is a declaration that you do not ask the universe to prove its care; you rest in the truth that you already are under divine order. Angels and hands that bear you up are not external saviors but the steady laws of your own consciousness—your I AM acting through you as you hold one fact: I am inseparably one with God. When temptation arises, don’t seek proof outside; feel the assurance from within, and let the world conform to the quiet, unstoppable certainty of your divine identity. If you sense pressure to perform, revise to: I am led by divine law; I require no signs, for consciousness is my protection.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe into your I AM, and declare 'I am protected by divine law; I require no signs.' Then feel-it-real as if you were already untouched by any fall.

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