Inner Choice at Passover

Matthew 27:15-18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Matthew 27 in context

Scripture Focus

15Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
16And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
17Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
18For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
Matthew 27:15-18

Biblical Context

In Matthew 27:15-18, Pilate offers to release a prisoner; they choose Barabbas instead of Jesus, whom they call Christ. The scene reveals envy and a moment of judgment mirrored in inner life.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your inner theatre casts Pilate as the mind weighing outcomes, Barabbas as the old, rebellious self, and Jesus as the Christ within. The crowd embodies the habit of belief and envy that would keep you in a familiar prison. When you face the question, you realize the scene is a mirror of inner choice: which state shall be granted freedom in this moment? Envy and social pressure release Barabbas, yet the real release is the soft surrender of the old self to the sovereign peace of Christ within. The Cross becomes a contemplative threshold, signaling that judgment is only awareness of inner alignment. In this light, the governor's decision is not political but psychological: you decide which state you will entertain as real here and now. By assuming the feeling of the wish fulfilled—the Christ reigning in you—you alter the very energetics of your life. Liberation flows not from a change of outer rulers but from a revision in your inward posture. Practice thus: claim the inner release and feel the Christ within taking the throne of your consciousness in this moment.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: In a quiet moment, imagine Pilate asking you to choose. Answer by affirming that you release Barabbas and enthrone Christ within, and feel the inner shift as freedom now.

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