Neville Goddard on Philippians 4:1-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Philippians 4 in context

Scripture Focus

1Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.

2I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.

3And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.

Philippians 4:1-3

Biblical Context

Paul urges steadfastness in the Lord and requests harmony between two co-laborers. He also invites support for all workers whose names are in the book of life.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this passage, the external scene is but a mirror of your inner state. 'Stand fast in the Lord' is not a command to an outer attitude, but a choice to anchor awareness in the I AM—the unchanging sense of 'I am that I am.' The pleas for Euodias and Syntyche to be of the same mind reveal the two faculties within you longing for unity: thought and feeling, ego and essence. The 'yokefellow' is your higher self, the inner facilitator who helps bring disparate parts into alignment under the Lordship of consciousness. When Paul speaks of those laboring with him and the book of life, he points to the inner work that endures beyond a momentary mood—the names inscribed in the inner register of life. Your task is to awaken to the truth that harmony in perception births harmony in experience; the world follows the rhythm of consciousness, not the other way around.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare, 'I stand fast in the Lord.' Visualize Euodias and Syntyche as two aspects of your mind bowing to one mind in the I AM, then feel the sense of unity filling your being as the book of life records your oneness.