Neville Goddard on Malachi 1:13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Malachi 1 in context

Scripture Focus

13Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.

Malachi 1:13

Biblical Context

Malachi 1:13 exposes offering weariness, where worship is treated as a burden and items are torn or lame. It calls for true worship, offered from a state of purity and wholehearted devotion.

Neville's Inner Vision

Read as Neville would, the verse reveals that the weariness is a state of consciousness, not a mere ritual deficiency. The LORD of hosts is the I AM behind your thoughts, the awareness that receives every offering you place upon the altar of your life. If your inner worship consists of snuffing at it, of giving the torn, the lame, the sick, you are not offering to the Whole; you are offering to a fragment you still perceive as deficient. The truth you must learn is that your offering is not judged by its material quality, but by the state of consciousness with which you present it. To change the result, revise your assumption: you are the complete, healthy, thriving you. You do not offer lack, you offer fullness—formed by the belief that you already possess harmony. When you align the I AM with wholeness, the apparent 'acceptance' or 'rejection' of the outer rite dissolves into recognition that you are the whole, and your world follows the inner law you have implicitly accepted.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine the I AM receiving your offering as perfect and complete. Feel the acceptance, and let that feeling of fullness become your next inner-state.