Neville Goddard on Luke 9:10-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 9 in context

Scripture Focus

10And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

11And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.

12And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

Luke 9:10-12

Biblical Context

Jesus withdraws with the apostles to a desert place; the crowd follows, and he speaks of the kingdom and heals those in need. As evening wears on, the twelve urge sending the people away to lodge and find victuals.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Luke’s desert place, the scene unfolds as a symbol of the inner state you can enter at will. The apostles are not bound to a geographic location; they are the faculties of mind that return with results. The crowd pressing in represents thoughts pressing for form and supply. When Jesus speaks of the kingdom of God, he is not describing a distant place but the recognition that the I AM, the inner ruler, stands in the desert of awareness and makes all conditions anew. Healing is the natural movement of consciousness when belief is aligned with that kingdom; it is not a medical act but the correction of perception—seeing that the very absence of external relief is the invitation to turn inward and declare the right order: the presence of God, now. The disciples’ suggestion to send the crowd away reveals the old habit of looking to external means for satisfaction; standing in the inner desert, you refuse to abandon the inner vision and you let healing flow to all needs. You are called to remain in the silent kingdom inside, where lack dissolves in the light of awareness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are the I AM in you, stepping into the inner desert. Affirm, 'The kingdom of God now manifests in me,' and feel healing flow through every cell as you rest in that awareness.