Neville Goddard on Luke 7:33-34 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 7 in context

Scripture Focus

33For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.

34The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

Luke 7:33-34

Biblical Context

John the Baptist lived an austere life; people call him devil. Jesus came eating and drinking; they call him a glutton and a friend of sinners.

Neville's Inner Vision

All outward voices in Luke 7:33-34 are the mind speaking about itself. John the Baptist, the austere prophet, voices denial of the world; Jesus, the one at the table, voices presence and inclusion. The scene is not history to be judged but a mirror of your inner states. In Neville terms, John and Jesus are one I AM in disguise appearing as two modes to teach how you imagine. The critic who calls someone devil or glutton is the voice of lack, insecurity, and separation. The I AM at the center remains untouched by labels. When you reverse the scene and identify with the observer I AM, judgment dissolves and every act becomes a sign of grace in motion. You perceive that both ascetic and convivial forms come from your own consciousness; by a simple assumption that I AM present here now, you realign the entire drama into peace.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, rest in the sense I AM, and assume I am the Presence here now. Revise aloud or in feeling that all appearances reflect grace, then imagine John and Jesus as inner aspects at a table, and you as the observer who sees only harmony.