Inner Mercy, Outer Reality

Matthew 25:41-46 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Matthew 25 in context

Scripture Focus

41Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Matthew 25:41-46

Biblical Context

Matthew 25:41-46 presents a judgment that turns on whether we attend to others' needs; kindness to the hungry, thirsty, stranger, naked, sick, and imprisoned marks true righteousness, while neglect marks separation from life.

Neville's Inner Vision

From the Neville vantage, this passage is a law written in consciousness. The left-hand verdict signals the moment you have neglected the hungers of life that dwell within you: not merely bodies fed or rooms visited, but the hungry, thirsty, lonely aspects of your own mind. The 'least of these' are those inner states begging for acknowledgment, care, and integration. When I attend to them—feeding, clothing, visiting, welcoming—I am ministering to the My-ness I am. The 'eternal fire' is the vivid energy of awareness that burns away the illusion of separation, revealing that judgment is internal alignment, not a distant verdict. The remedy is clear: revise your inner assumption so that mercy is your natural response to any appearance of need, and feel it real as if the act were already done. When I live in the assumption of the I AM, the life I seek becomes my present, and the eternal line between righteous and not-done dissolves into wholeness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and assume you have already fed, clothed, and welcomed the least of these in your inner life; feel that unity, and carry that sensation into your day as your new normal.

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