Neville Goddard on Luke 8:22-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 8 in context

Scripture Focus

22Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.

23But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.

Luke 8:22-23

Biblical Context

Jesus and his disciples set out by boat; a fierce storm arises, threatening them, and they fear until their inner trust is awakened. The scene invites you to see the storm as a prod for consciousness, not a fixed reality.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this scene the boat is the mind, and the storm is a tempest of thoughts and fear. The I AM within you remains asleep or still, yet always present. When the crisis appears, it tests your state of consciousness: do you believe your awareness is crossing to the other side regardless of outward appearances? The disciples cry, but the commanded 'Let us go over unto the other side' is a decree of inner movement—an assumption that you are already where you intend to be. The wind and waves bow to your feeling-tonality, and calm returns as you align with the truth that you are that I AM, not the storm. The miracle is not external control but the recognition that the inner condition creates the outer scene. Persist in faith, hold the assumption, revise fear with trust, and you will reach the other side in consciousness and form.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, imagine you are in a small boat on a vast, dark lake. Repeat, 'I am crossing to the other side,' and feel the inner calm as the wind quiets and the water settles; rest in the I AM until the scene reflects your assumption.