The Inner Word Speaks
Numbers 22:36-38 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Numbers 22 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Balak seeks to honor Balaam and summon prophecy, but Balaam insists he can only speak the word God puts in his mouth. This shows that true prophetic authority comes from alignment with the divine inside, not from external praise or power.
Neville's Inner Vision
In Numbers 22:36-38 Balak embodies the lure of outward honor, while Balaam represents the instrument of the I AM within. The border of Arnon and the Moab city are inner thresholds where belief yields to the living word. Balak’s question, 'am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?' exposes the temptation to measure power by others’ favor. Balaam’s reply, 'the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak,' reveals that true authority flows from alignment with the divine; the I AM speaks through the mouth when one yields to a higher instruction. The inner life is not moved by titles or external praise but by obedience to a timeless directive already present within. When you accept yourself as the vessel through which God’s word manifests, your external conditions no longer command you; you command your world by living the inner word. Thus prophecy becomes a present, experiential certainty and a witness to the divine intention operating through your day.
Practice This Now
Sit quiet and declare, 'I am the vessel through which the divine word speaks; the I AM speaks through me now.' Then feel the sense of being guided and let your next spoken word arise from that inner instruction.
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