Neville Goddard on Nehemiah 8:10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Nehemiah 8 in context

Scripture Focus

10Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

Nehemiah 8:10

Biblical Context

The leader invites the people to celebrate with food, share with the needy, and honor the day as holy, for the joy of the LORD is their source of strength.

Neville's Inner Vision

See this line as a blueprint for the inner man. Eating the fat and drinking the sweet is nourishment for your imagination—feasting on high thoughts, healing visions, and grateful feeling. When Nehemiah declares the day holy unto the LORD, he is naming a state of consciousness set apart from ordinary worry. Do not be sorry; you are being asked to inhabit the joy of the LORD as your strength—the sure, steady buoyancy of awareness that cannot be shaken by outward circumstance. Your strength is not muscle but the conviction that you are always cared for by the I AM within. The act of sending portions to those who have nothing prepared becomes an inner act of generosity: you widen your inner economy, inviting more good into your life by blessing others in your imagination and in deed. Celebrate, commune with your inner circle, and let that joy be your power to endure, create, and uplift.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling of holy abundance now: imagine a feast of inner riches. Send portions of that joy to those who lack, and stand in the truth that the joy of the LORD is your strength.