Inner Sabbath Mercy Unveiled
Matthew 12:1-2 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Matthew 12 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Jesus and his hungry disciples walk on the Sabbath, plucking corn to eat. The Pharisees object, saying this violates the law.
Neville's Inner Vision
What if the scene is not about corn and rules but about your inner appetite for life and mercy? The Sabbath becomes the living rest of the I AM, not a clock to be kept. The disciples’ hunger stands for your own inner desire for truth, nourishment, and vitality. The Pharisees are the stern voice of external law in your mind, policing thoughts and actions. Jesus, the Christ within, proclaims that the Sabbath belongs to the Son of Man—your higher self who governs how life moves. To pluck the ears is to take sustenance from the field of awareness when need awakens the heart. The issue is mercy over ceremony; when you act from compassionate need rather than fear of breaking a rule, you reveal that the true commandment is to live from love and vitality. The inner law supersedes outward regulations, and the present moment is the field where you feed on God and on your own divinity. In your imagination, you are free to rest in I AM, and the world reorganizes itself to reflect that inner rest.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Assume you are the Lord of your inner Sabbath. For five minutes, feel the inner hunger and, instead of chastening it, nourish it with the awareness of God’s abundance, repeating softly, 'I rest in I AM; mercy governs my choices.'
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