Neville Goddard on Malachi 2:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Malachi 2 in context

Scripture Focus

5My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.

6The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.

Malachi 2:5-6

Biblical Context

Malachi 2:5-6 speaks of a covenant with life and peace for the priest, whose truth-telling and peaceful walk turn others away from wrongdoing.

Neville's Inner Vision

I enter the memory of the priest of Malachi as my inner state. The covenant is with me of life and peace, a fixed posture of consciousness I reverence with the fear that is love for the I AM. Not fear of punishment, but awe before the sacred Name that I acknowledge within. When the law of truth rests on my lips, my speech becomes a clear, honest instrument; there is no iniquity found in me because my thoughts and words echo the unity of God and man. I walk with the One I call Father in peace and equity, and in that walk I turn many away from iniquity not by judgment, but by the shining example of a life aligned with truth. The world conforms to the inner state; by feeling this covenant alive here and now, I realize that the outer conditions follow the inward order. I am the life and peace I sought, and others glimpse it by the radiance of my truthful, peaceful presence.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are the man of life and peace; say, I am the life and peace covenant. Feel the truth in your mouth and let peace walk with you, turning minds toward virtue.