Inner Harvest of Obadiah
Obadiah 1:5 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Obadiah 1 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Obadiah 1:5 contrasts thieves who would steal until they have enough with grapegatherers who leave grapes. The passage suggests that insufficiency or plenty arises from our inner state, not from external circumstances.
Neville's Inner Vision
Viewed through the I AM, Obadiah’s lines are a parable about states of consciousness, not a crime drama. If you identify with fear and want, the night of lack can feel real, and every intrusion appears as a theft of your finite resources. But when you awaken as the I AM—the awareness that you are one with Providence—the scene dissolves. The grape-picker image becomes a symbol: abundance is the natural law you live by when your inner vision knows you are already provided. The outer world then simply mirrors your inner wealth; what seems taken away is only the old sense of limitation leaving the field. If you feel deprived, revise that feeling to, 'I AM, and I have more than enough'; if you feel guarded, affirm that nothing can diminish my divine supply. So the righteous choice is to rule from consciousness, not chase appearances. By attending to the inner state, you invite justice and providence to govern your experience, and the external scene responds with steadier provision as you inhabit the reality of abundance within.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Close your eyes, place a hand on your chest, and repeat, 'I AM the I AM; abundance surrounds me.' Then vividly picture a vineyard of ripe grapes, with plenty left on the vines, and feel the certainty that inner provision is real now.
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