Inner Lordship And True Goodness

Neville's Inner Vision

Verse 2 invites you to witness the I AM that is already present as your consciousness. The soul says to the LORD, You are my Lord—not as a distant rule but as the governing reality within. God is not a debtor of your virtue; He is the grounding Presence within you. The line 'my goodness extendeth not to thee' corrects the ego’s idea of measuring God by your effort; true goodness flows from the Presence that animates you, not from personal achievement. In Neville’s psychology, you revise by assuming a new identification: The LORD is my Lord in me; feel the I AM rise as the master of your inner weather. When you hold this assumption, your thoughts, feelings, and deeds align with Presence. You discover that the inner state you foster becomes outward life—actions, decisions, and relationships—that reflect divine life, not strained morality. The verse thus asks you to relinquish projection and rest in the I AM, allowing all true goodness to unfold from within.