Inner Faith Heals the Body
Luke 5:17-20 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Luke 5 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
In Luke 5:17-20, Jesus teaches as friends bring a paralyzed man to Him. When they can't enter the crowd, they lower him through the roof, and Jesus, seeing their faith, forgives his sins.
Neville's Inner Vision
To the inner listener, this scene is not about a man on a cot but a state of consciousness seeking relief. The crowd represents the conditions of doubt and tradition; the roof is the barrier of appearances that keep the good from entering your awareness. The palsied man is a portion of you bound by limitation, not by fate. When the friends “saw their faith,” their belief becomes an inner act: a persistent recognition that the I AM within you can override what the senses declare. Jesus' words, 'Thy sins are forgiven' announce the truth your higher mind already knows: guilt and limitation are transient states within consciousness and can be dissolved by the radiance of awareness. The moment of healing comes not from external circumstances but from the converging of inner conviction and divine power present in the room of your mind. As you identify with that conviction, you feel forgiveness and restoration flowing into your being, restoring vigor, clarity, and alignment with your true nature.
Practice This Now
Assume the healed state now: close your eyes and imagine the paralyzed man carried by your inner friends through the roof of limitation to Jesus. Feel the forgiveness as a present tense reality, and let the healing energy register in every cell.
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