Blessedness Beyond Circumcision

Neville's Inner Vision

Is the blessed state reserved for those with outward marks? The inner answer is that the sign is aside; the blessing comes to any who, like Abraham, believe. Faith reckoned for righteousness is not an external ceremony but a moment of inner recognition. When you acknowledge the I AM as your essential self, you are counted righteous by your own inner judgment—that is, by faith. The circumcision and uncircumcision are but symbols of inner states. Whether you think in terms of cutting away limitation or keeping the old self, the true verdict rests with your awareness. Do you dwell in the consciousness that life is God, that God is your consciousness now? If you do, you are the beneficiary of the promise. You and Abraham share the same internal faith—the conviction that your life is grounded in the eternal. Thus blessedness is not a privilege of a chosen race, but a function of your inner trust in the I AM. Let your life be guided by that faith; and the body, the circumstances, and the days will reflect the righteousness you have already accounted to yourself by belief.