Inner Book Of Remembrance

Malachi 3:16-18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Malachi 3 in context

Scripture Focus

16Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
17And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
18Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
Malachi 3:16-18

Biblical Context

Those who fear the LORD speak often of Him; God hears and records this devotion in a book of remembrance. In that day He will distinguish the faithful and spare them.

Neville's Inner Vision

Malachi invites you to see fear of the LORD as an inner alignment, not a threat. The book of remembrance is your mental ledger—a register of thoughts and conversations about God that you keep in the privacy of your awareness. When you speak often of the Lord and dwell in the name you love, the LORD hearkens because you have tuned your inner state to receive Him. In the day when He says these souls are mine, it is your recognition that you are the beloved servant who serves Him in truth. The jewels are not external treasures, but the refined states you cultivate—trust, mercy, obedience—shining within until you know you are that one whom God calls son. The discernment between the righteous and the wicked is your inner choice: you can entertain thoughts that serve God or those that serve self. The practical law is simple: you become the state you dwell in. By inner alignment you are spared, and the boundary between separation and unity is drawn within your consciousness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: In the next moment, assume the state 'I am written in the book of remembrance' and feel the warmth of being spared. Then converse inwardly with the Lord about your fidelity and let that felt truth govern your next action.

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