Inner Image, Outer Reflection

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture this, beloved: the coin's image is not metal but your present state of awareness. In the theater of Mark's story, the image stamped on the coin mirrors the state you currently inhabit. If you answer 'Caesar's,' you acknowledge a consciousness ruled by outer powers—laws, taxes, appearances—and you live as one who consents to that realm. Yet the Kingdom of God is not a distant empire; it is the I AM you are conscious of being. When Jesus asks whose image is on the coin, he invites you to claim ownership of your inner portrait. The image you bear is not a relic of history but a life you are imagining now; therefore, the Law and the Commandments are not external mandates but expressions of your innermost consent. To render unto Caesar, in Neville's sense, is to recognize what you currently give your attention to and to revise it. The moment you entertain a higher image—your divine I AM—you authorize the outer world to conform to that inner reality. Begin with a simple revision: identify with the inner king and notice the outer world align itself with that state.