Seed of Promise Within
Romans 9:7-9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Romans 9 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Not all who are descended from Abraham are the true children of God; the real heirs are the children of the Promise, like Isaac. The verse also contrasts the fleshly lineage with the inner birth of faith, showing that outward birth is secondary to the inward seed.
Neville's Inner Vision
To you who reads, the seed of Abraham is not a genealogical label but a state of consciousness. The fleshly line—Ishmael—signifies every identification with time, lack, or appearance. The true children of God are the children of the Promise, counted by the inner certainty that the I AM must come to pass. In Isaac thy seed shall be called points to the birth of your reality as a divine idea conceived within awareness, not as a material event. When the mind clings to appearances, recall the inner decree: you are the one through whom the promise comes. The word, At this time will I come, is spoken in the stillness of your own consciousness; affirm it now, and the sense of its fulfillment becomes your present experience. You do not compel an outside delay; you awaken to your own I AM and identify with the seed of the promise—the ageless, inward birthright that outpictures as your world.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, place your hand on your chest, and repeat, I am the seed of the promise, born within the I AM. Feel it as if the birth of Isaac is happening now, and dwell in the assurance until perception shifts.
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