Neville Goddard on Matthew 14:29-31 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Matthew 14 in context

Scripture Focus

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?

Matthew 14:29-31

Biblical Context

Peter steps out toward Jesus, but fear causes him to sink; Jesus rescues him and reveals that faith is a state of consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Peter’s step from the boat is the moment your I AM dares to leave the safe self behind. The wind and waves are not out there, but images born in the mind—assumptions of limitation that arise when you forget who you are. When Peter fixed his attention on the storm, he forgot the presence that calls him forward. Jesus’ cry, “Come,” is not an invitation to travel across seas but to assume the state of being you desire. The sinking is the mind clinging to separation from the I AM; the saving hand is your own higher consciousness, reaching to recall you to your true unity. The rebuke is not judgment but a gentle correction: return your focus to the certainty of your oneness with God within. If you persist as the awareness that walks upon the inner sea, the wind loses its power, and you discover that you are the one who makes the sign of walking on water possible. Your real rescue is the restoration of awareness, not rescue from without.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine stepping from the 'ship' of old self onto the water of your desire, feeling the support of the I AM beneath you; when doubt arises, revise the scene by silently affirming, 'I am the consciousness that walks on water, here and now.'