Inner Baptism of Mark 1:9

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the Neville lens, the scene is not a historical event but an inner drama. Nazareth represents the still, familiar self—your current state of consciousness. The Jordan is the living current of awareness, the space where you permit the I AM to flow and widen. John's baptism is the voice of inner truth that baptizes your beliefs, washing away the crust of limitation. When Jesus steps into the Jordan, the 'baptism' is your acknowledgment that you are not separate from the divine source; you are carried by the Presence you seek. As you breathe, the old self yields, and a new sense of self—one with God—emerges. The moment of inner baptism precedes any outward ministry; faith arises not from others' estimation but from the conviction of the I AM within. In this light, Mark 1:9 becomes a daily practice: choose partnership with life in you, and let the outward expression of your work follow from that inner alignment.