Cup of Will: Inner Submission
Matthew 26:42 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Matthew 26 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse shows Jesus praying twice, surrendering to the Father’s will rather than seeking an easy escape, and choosing obedience in the face of trial.
Neville's Inner Vision
In Neville’s interpretation, the cup stands for a stubborn limitation lingering in your own consciousness. The Father is the I AM within—the unwavering awareness that you are and always are. The second prayer of submission is not passive resignation but a deliberate revision of what you have accepted as possible. When Jesus says, 'if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done,' he embodies the practice: he does not plead for escape but aligns with a higher law he already is. You, too, can learn that any outward circumstance is the effect of an inner state you can choose to rewrite. The trial remains only as a signal to adjust your assumption, not as a fate to suffer. By drinking the cup in imagination—embracing the situation and declaring thy will is mine—you awaken your true identity and invoke the ever-present power of I AM. The result is not more struggle but a natural harmony where what you seek is already in you, awaiting your conscious consent.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes, say Thy will be done in me now, and imagine the cup poured into a chalice of I AM; feel the willingness to drink and let the desired state rise as reality.
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