Neville Goddard on Luke 7:7-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 7 in context

Scripture Focus

7Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.

8For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

9When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

Luke 7:7-9

Biblical Context

Jesus honors the centurion's faith, recognizing that a spoken word suffices for healing. The scene invites us to see our own will aligned with divine order, producing healing as an outward sign of inner trust.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Luke passage, the centurion does not crave a grand visitation; he knows authority travels by inner alignment. He is aware that the I AM within you and me already governs every order. His humility is not weakness but a precise operating instruction to the mind: I am under no illusion of independence; I recognize the one power I call Word is enough. Jesus acquiesces, marveling that such trust is found not in form but in recognition of consciousness. When you observe your life as a realm of states, you see healing not coming to you from outside, but arising from an inner decree that matches the truth of God’s order. The servant and the body respond as an echo responds to a voice that has authority. The healing occurs because the inner state is one of obedience to the divine idea—the I AM—acting upon itself as seen in the world. The miracle is the shift of belief from hopeful longing to the certainty of completion the moment you accept the authoritative word of your own consciousness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, breathe, and declare I am under the authority of the I AM. Say Be healed to the condition, and feel the wholeness as already real.