Inner Light of Proverbs 13:9

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the verse as a portrait of your inner kingdom. 'The light of the righteous rejoiceth' speaks of the glow that comes when you awaken to I AM within—when your thoughts, feelings, and expectations are in harmony with truth. The 'lamp of the wicked' is not a person, but a state of consciousness that leans on separation, fear, and lack. It burns dim as you persist in that belief; it will be put out when you cease feeding it with attention. In Neville's terms, you do not change the world by altering outer circumstances but by shifting your inner identification. To live as the light is to assume the feeling of your divine existence here and now, to imagine the fulfilled state and to dwell there until it becomes your normal perception. When you hold the posture of relentless good-will toward yourself and others, your inner sun rises and the shadows fade. The verse is a promise: your inner state determines the brightness of your outer experience.