Within the Word: Numbers 22:18
Numbers 22:18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Numbers 22 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Balaam declares he cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, no matter the offer of silver and gold.
Neville's Inner Vision
Observe Balaam's vow as a doorway from the outer realm to the inner kingdom. He says he cannot go beyond the word of the LORD his God. In Neville's terms, that word is the boundary of the man's state of consciousness—the inner decree you accept as fact. The silver and gold are merely appearances tempting him to revise the decree; yet his energy remains anchored in a fixed assumption. When you truly settle a state in imagination, it becomes the governing law of life, not the whim of circumstance. Balaam's fidelity shows that authority arises from within, not from external wealth. Your task is to imitate this fidelity: assume that the word you live by is absolute; revise any contrary impulse; dwell in the felt sense that this decree is now real. If you can stay with that inner word, the outer conditions must reflect it, for you are answering to the I AM within.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Assume as fact that the LORD's word is your present law; revise every contrary thought to fit that decree, and feel it real in the center of your being. Repeat until the sensation of the decree becomes automatic.
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