Neville Goddard on Malachi 1:6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Malachi 1 in context

Scripture Focus

6A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

Malachi 1:6

Biblical Context

Malachi 1:6 asks why the priests neglect God's name and signals that true honor begins with one’s inner Father and Master; worship shifts from ritual to inner reverence. It exposes the gap between outward ceremony and inner devotion.

Neville's Inner Vision

Read Malachi through the I AM and you see the 'father' and 'master' as the inner authorities of your consciousness. The question 'where is mine honor?' is a prompt to audit your inner state. If you honor God only with words while your thoughts lack reverence for the inner life, you despise the name you profess. The priests who despise my name symbolize worship without inner reverence—the external rites masking a missing relationship with the living God within. The cure is to assume you are the Father to your own consciousness and the Master of your feelings. When you inhabit that role, honor becomes your natural condition and fear dissolves into reverence. Practice by imagining the I AM looking through your eyes, recognizing its authority in every choice, and letting that recognition color your thoughts, words, and acts. Then you will feel worship as a living alignment with the inner I AM.