Neville Goddard on Luke 8:19-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 8 in context

Scripture Focus

19Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.

20And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

21And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.

Luke 8:19-21

Biblical Context

Jesus redefines kinship: true family are those who hear the word of God and act on it, not merely those related by blood.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the scene, the external crowd presses in, yet the true lineage emerges as a state of consciousness. The 'mother and brethren' symbolize those who are present to hear and obey, but the emphasis is on hearing the Word of God and doing it. In Neville's language, the Word of God is an inner law, a living commandment that awakens the I AM within you. To hear and to do is to align your inner man with this law, to recognize that your true identity rests in the I AM and that imagination is the instrument by which truth becomes form. When you persist in the assumption that you are already one with the Word you hear, your psychological kinship expands to include all who inhabit that truth. Obedience redefines relationships, for the outer world bends to the vibrational state you cultivate. The practice is simple: dwell in the assumption of inner kinship through obedience to truth, and watch your life reflect that inner alignment. You become the family of God by the act of hearing and doing.

Practice This Now

Sit in quiet, imagine you are already part of the inner kinship formed by hearing and doing the Word. Repeat, 'I am the Word I hear, and I act on it now,' and allow that conviction to saturate your sense of self and environment.