Neville Goddard on Luke 7:31-32 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 7 in context

Scripture Focus

31And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

32They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

Luke 7:31-32

Biblical Context

Luke 7:31-32 presents the generation as children in the marketplace, signaling with dances and mourning that they ignore, illustrating a tendency to resist outer proofs.

Neville's Inner Vision

The Lord’s question about what to liken this generation points not to external culture but to your inner states. The marketplace is the theatre of your mind where two signals—dance and mourning—attempt to move you, yet you remain unmoved by outward proofs. In Neville’s psychology this generation is a state of consciousness, one that seeks signs before it believes. The path is simple: refuse to wait for signs and revise your inner state. Assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled as already real, and dwell in that certainty until it becomes your habitual awareness. See yourself as the one piping, dancing, and also the mourner, yet none of these external acts determine your truth; I AM within you determines your reality when you align your imagination with the end. When you persist in the inner fact, the outer form follows, and the old chorus of doubt fades in the light of altered consciousness.

Practice This Now

Choose a specific desire, declare 'I AM in possession of X now,' and feel that state as real for several minutes, then carry that inner assurance into your day.