Inner Sanctuary Fire

Neville's Inner Vision

In the quiet citadel of my own consciousness, the sanctuary is the I AM—the seat of awareness where God dwells. When I read that fire was cast into the sanctuary and the dwelling place of God’s name was defiled, I recognize these as images of thought and feeling that seek to burn away trust. The line about destroying them together is the chorus of fear and doubt within my mind, a council of voices urging defeat. Yet the true temple cannot be burned by appearances; imagination is the enduring fire that purifies rather than consumes. By turning attention from the gusts of outer circumstance to the unwavering presence I am, I witness the inner flame transmute into light, restoring the temple’s holiness. The “land” becomes the field of my consciousness, where God’s name is known as I AM. Thus, the apparent desecration reveals the need to revise and reaffirm the inner state, not to fight the world but to awaken to my own invincible sanctuary.