Neville Goddard on Malachi 1:6-7 - 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?

7Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.

Malachi 1:6-7

Biblical Context

Priests despise God's name and offer polluted bread, showing a lack of reverence; they question what they have despised. The passage invites sincere honor and fear toward God that begins in the heart.

Neville's Inner Vision

God here is the I AM within you, not a distant judge, but the awareness you breathe. Malachi exposes a polluted altar because the inner assumption is that God’s name can be treated with contempt. When you feel that you are the Father and the Master of your own being, the inner table shifts from contempt to reverence. The polluted bread is the half-belief, the mixed thoughts, the lip-service without feeling. Your action, like theirs, flows from inner hunger and fear; cleanse it by realizing that every moment is an offering, a chance to honor the Source within. If you imagine the altar as spotless and the bread as pure, you align with the reality you desire. The result is not ritual but lived truth: you awaken to a devotion that changes perception, circumstance, and relationship. Begin by revising a recent complaint into a statement of honor: 'I honor God as Father in this moment; therefore my thoughts, words, and actions are pure and worthy of my attention.' Then act as if this is the truth and feel it in your chest, the I AM responding.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and imagine the I AM within you as a sacred inner altar. Revise a recent inner complaint into an honoring acknowledgment and feel the reverent energy flowing through you as real.