Neville Goddard on Matthew 19:16-22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Matthew 19 in context

Scripture Focus

16And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

17And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

18He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

19Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

20The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?

21Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

22But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

Matthew 19:16-22

Biblical Context

A young man asks how to gain eternal life. Jesus replies that God alone is good, then lists the commandments and finally invites radical following, revealing the inner cost of life.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the scene as a state of consciousness you carry within. The question what good thing must I do is your inquiry to the I AM about how to keep your sense of security while life calls you to greater freedom. When Jesus says there is none good but God, hear God as the Ground of awareness the unseen you that simply is. The commandments then translate not into external rules but inner alignments: do not kill the impulse to be true to life; do not steal the joy of living; honor the life that gave rise to you; love your neighbor as yourself in the sense that every experience is part of your one Self. The call to sell thy possessions and give to the poor is a symbolic invitation to release attachment to outer forms of security and to follow the inner teacher. The young man goes away sorrowful because his sense of safety is bound to possessions. The inner reading is that treasure in heaven is the treasure you are when you are free from identifying with lack. I AM.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Sit quietly, declare I AM wealth, revise the belief that security rests in possessions, and feel the freedom of following the inner light. Visualize treasure as an inner light that no outer loss can dim.