Inner Freedom of the Kingdom

Matthew 17:25-26 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Matthew 17 in context

Scripture Focus

25He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
26Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.
Matthew 17:25-26

Biblical Context

In Matthew 17:25-26, Jesus explains that the kings of the earth collect tribute from outsiders, not from their own children; therefore the children are free.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of this scene as a doorway into your own consciousness. The 'kings of the earth' represent every condition that would lay a claim on you— worry, debt, obligation— when you identify yourself as separate from God. The line 'Then are the children free' declares your true identity: you are a son or daughter of the Kingdom, already exempt. In Neville’s method, the world does not pass laws; your imagination does. If you accept the assumption, you cease to owe anything to the outer order. The moment you feel yourself as the I AM in a house of divine love, the so-called taxes and tributes lose their power to press upon you. You are no longer a subject; you are the parent, the consciousness that creates. So, revise your sense of lack by declaring, 'I am the child of the Kingdom; I owe nothing to this world.' Then dwell in that feeling-real until it thickens into lived experience.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the sentence, 'I am the child of the Kingdom; I owe nothing to this world.' Hold the feeling-real for a minute, until you sense the outer demands relaxing their grip.

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