Neville Goddard on Romans 14:5-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Romans 14 in context

Scripture Focus

5One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

6He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

7For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.

8For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.

Romans 14:5-8

Biblical Context

The passage honors differing views on days and foods, encouraging each person to be fully persuaded in their own mind. It declares that life and death belong to the Lord, and we live unto Him.

Neville's Inner Vision

View the text as a map of your inner weather. Whether you call a day 'special' or 'ordinary' is not a matter of calendar but of disposition. To regard a day unto the Lord is to align your inner gaze with the I AM that you are; to regard a day as unto yourself is to pretend separation. The line none of us liveth to himself reveals that no thought, meal, or action stands alone in your consciousness. When you live and die unto the Lord, you live within the awareness that you are His expression, the Lord’s living presence imagining this life through you. Your eating, your rest, your work all become acts of gratitude flowing from that unity. The apparent diversity of practices dissolves into one prayer: I am the Lord’s now. The shift is not external compliance but a revision in consciousness. Practice from the end: assume the Lord's lordship over every moment, and feel the reality of that truth sinking into your bones until your ordinary days glow with sacred purpose.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Close your eyes, repeat, I live unto the Lord in this moment, and feel the reality of oneness expand through your chest. Then walk with the feeling that every choice is offered back to the Lord as gratitude.