The Inner Servant Awakens Within
Matthew 12:17-21 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Matthew 12 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Matthew 12:17-21 speaks of a chosen servant filled with Spirit who brings prudent judgment to the world with gentleness, not loudness, and whose inner state inspires trust outwardly.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within you, the Servant is a state of consciousness—chosen and beloved—upon whom the Spirit rests. This is not a person apart, but an inner posture you assume by a fresh sentence of being: I AM chosen; I AM beloved; I am the one through whom Spirit speaks. When you dwell here, the Gentiles of your outer world are invited to witness judgment—not by strife, but by quiet discernment. He shall not strive, nor cry; your inner voice is a still small sound that moves without outward noise. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench; tenderness becomes your method, and your thoughts regain life. As you repeat and feel it real, judgment rises to victory in your affairs. In that name—your Christ-state—the Gentiles trust. The fulfillment is in your experience: when you inhabit this servant, you awaken the world to the reality of God within, and your life reflects the victory of inner truth.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Close your eyes, declare I AM the chosen servant, beloved of God, with Spirit resting upon me, and feel that state as already present for a few minutes, allowing your responses to soften and trust to arise.
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