Entering the Inner Gates
Psalms 100:4 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 100 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Psalm 100:4 invites us to enter God's presence with thanksgiving and praise, starting from an inner disposition that blesses the divine. It frames worship as an inner state rather than a distant ritual.
Neville's Inner Vision
Psalm 100:4 is not a call to fetch God from afar, but a map of states you choose to wear. Entering his gates with thanksgiving is you assuming a grateful consciousness—placing yourself in the gates where awareness dwells. The courts with praise are the inner courts where your imagination worships by live feeling; to bless his name is to bless the I AM within you, the divine presence you already are. The verse thus redefines worship as a shift in consciousness, not a ritual performed for a distant God. When you hold the mood of blessing, your external conditions bend to that inner recognition of unity. You are not asking God to come near; you are becoming the I AM that God already is. So practice returning to gratitude and praise as your natural state, and notice how your life mirrors the inner sanctuary you have chosen.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Assume you are already within the gates of gratitude. Repeat 'I am grateful now, I bless the I AM within me' and feel the truth until it expands into your ordinary state.
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