Neville Goddard on Matthew 14:22-33 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Matthew 14 in context

Scripture Focus

22And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

23And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

24But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

25And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

26And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

27But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

28And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.

29And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

30But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

31And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

32And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.

33Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

Matthew 14:22-33

Biblical Context

Jesus directs his followers into a boat to cross, then withdraws to pray as a storm rages. Peter walks on the water but sinks when fear rises; Jesus saves him, and the wind ceases as they worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the sea in Matthew 14 as your restless mind, the boat as your ordinary self, and the call to the other side as the I AM inviting you to awaken. When Jesus walks on the water, he embodies the certainty of awareness rising above appearance. Peter's step onto the sea marks your first act of faith in possibility. But the wind is the attention you give to outer conditions; when Peter looks at the wind, fear erupts and he sinks, proving that faith at the level of the senses dissolves the moment belief shifts back to circumstance. Jesus' line, be of good cheer; it is I, be not afraid, is the inside-out reminder: you are already the I AM, and fear is only a mistaken state. Your practice is revision: assume the truth now, feel the certainty, and walk as if the storm cannot touch you. When your inner weather yields to this recognition, you come safely into the ship of consciousness, and the worship of truth follows as your natural response.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes, breathe, and assume you are already walking on the water of your inner life. Feel the certainty of the I AM steady beneath you, then revise any fear by declaring I am the I AM and this storm is dissolved by awareness.