Neville Goddard on Nehemiah 1:11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Nehemiah 1 in context

Scripture Focus

11O LORD, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.

Nehemiah 1:11

Biblical Context

Nehemiah asks God to listen to his petition and to prosper him that day, seeking mercy in the eyes of the king. He frames this as devotion to the name of God.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the scene not as a man pleading to a distant sovereign, but as your own inner state addressing the I AM that you are. The 'ear' of the Lord stands for your awareness, ever listening to the prayers that rise from a mind desirous to fear the name or align with truth. When Nehemiah says, 'prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day,' he is teaching you to insist upon a favorable alignment of thought and feeling in this moment. The mercy asked in the sight of 'this man' is mercy in your own perception—the way you behold your circumstances when you regard them as the outward fulfillment of your inward state. You are cupbearer to your experience, carrying the beverages of perception; you choose what you offer to drink: doubt or faith. Your daily 'king' is the inner decree of possibility; you prosper as you dwell in the conviction that the I AM has already approved your petition. Let your prayer be not asking but assuming: you are already heard, already supported, already embraced by Providence.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling that your request is already granted: 'I am heard now.' Feel yourself standing in the inner king's presence, and let mercy be the confidence you carry.