Neville Goddard on Luke 5:1-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 5 in context

Scripture Focus

1And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

2And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

3And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.

Luke 5:1-3

Biblical Context

Crowds pressed to hear the word of God. Jesus stood by the lake, entered Simon's boat, and taught from it as he moved a little from the shore.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the crowd pressing for truth becomes the restless thoughts seeking realization. The lake of Gennesaret is your spacious awareness; the boats are the structures of identity you hold. When Jesus enters Simon’s boat and asks to be pushed out a little from the land, he embodies the inner move of consciousness from the habitable edge into a broader field where the I AM can speak clearly. The 'word of God' you hear is the eternal truth dawning within you, not an external sermon. By pushing out from the shore, you create a gentle separation that quiets surface cares and invites a more intimate conversation with the inner teacher. Then he sits and teaches from the ship—the vessel of attention—so truth can address the multitude of thoughts without being drowned by the crowd. This scene invites you to exercise discernment: which inner state will truth arise most clearly through? Remain faithful to the revolution of consciousness that the inner word demands. Presence of God is not distant; it is the very act of choosing one vessel and filling it with the living Word.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume you are the boat that carries the inner Word. Revise your sense of self today by declaring, I am in the boat of awareness, pushed a little from the shore so truth can teach through me.