Inner Sanctuary, Outer Dominion

Neville's Inner Vision

Judah represents the state of inner praise and stillness, the sanctuary where God, the I AM, dwells; Israel is the dominion, the rightful sovereignty of this consciousness over all that is. When one knows that the living presence is within, the sea—symbolizing the restless impressions of life—sees that presence and flees, and Jordan, the crossing of disturbance, is driven back. These images are not external events but the movements of mind conforming to the realized truth that God is the I AM within and as you. To dwell as the sanctuary and exercise dominion is to refuse identification with lack, fear, or chaos, and to assert a fixed center of awareness where divine order holds sway. In this recognition, the outward world reorders itself to reflect inner sovereignty: harmony replaces turmoil, and purpose replaces drift. The verse thus invites you to live from the realization that your consciousness is the kingly realm where the storm-softening stillness of God operates.