Neville Goddard on Nehemiah 1:4-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Nehemiah 1 in context

Scripture Focus

4And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

5And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:

6Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.

Nehemiah 1:4-6

Biblical Context

Nehemiah hears troubling news, weeps, fasts, and prays to the God of heaven, confessing sins of Israel and seeking mercy for the covenant people.

Neville's Inner Vision

As I hear Nehemiah's cry, I see the scene within my own mind: a state of consciousness awakened by sorrow, a turning toward the I AM, and a decision to petition from the throne of heaven. The 'God of heaven' is the awareness that animates all action; the covenant and mercy are not distant favors but the texture of my inner atmosphere when I love God and keep his commandments in feeling. The prayer moves from outward lament to inner agreement: pleading for attentive ears and open eyes is simply aligning my inner sight with reality as I imagine it. When I fast, mourn, and confess, I am revising my past as a present-state belief, declaring that sin is only a misperception of who I am. The verse teaches that the response of God is the response of my own I AM to my own prayer—mercy granted to the heart that is loyal to its own truth.

Practice This Now

Assume the state of the I AM as if your prayers are already heard; in quiet, feel the mercy flowing toward you, and revise any past limitation as forgiven.