Neville Goddard on Romans 13:11-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Romans 13 in context

Scripture Focus

11And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Romans 13:11-14

Biblical Context

Knowing the time, awaken from sleep; salvation is near. Cast off darkness, wear the armor of light, walk honestly, and clothe yourself with Christ, refusing fleshly lusts.

Neville's Inner Vision

Time, in this teaching, is the moment of awareness you inhabit. To know the time is to know you are not waiting for life to begin; you are the I AM in action, and salvation is the realization that your present consciousness is already whole. The night is the old dream of separation; the day is the light you choose to wear. Cast off the works of darkness by changing the pattern of your thoughts, not by changing the world. Put on the armor of light by assuming you are already clothed with the Lord Jesus Christ—the living idea of your true self. Walk honestly, as in the day, by aligning every decision with that inner Light. Do not feed the flesh with images of lack or craving; make no provision for the lusts thereof by dwelling in visions of wholeness. The practical step is to assume and remain in the feeling that you are awake, that you are the light, and that your next action flows from that awareness.

Practice This Now

If you’re faced with a craving or a distracting thought, close your eyes, breathe deeply, and repeat: 'I am awake now; I wear the armor of light; Christ within governs my next choice,' then act from the felt sense of the lifted, pure self.