Inner Peace For Neighbors
Zechariah 8:10 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Zechariah 8 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse speaks of a time when there was no secure hire for man or beast and no peace because of affliction, as all turned against their neighbor. It hints that such discord arises from inner conditions, not merely external events.
Neville's Inner Vision
Beloved, this isn’t a record of distant history but a picture of your own inner weather. 'Before these days' marks the old consciousness that peace is earned from without and that people are enemies when fear speaks. Notice that the I AM, your abiding awareness, is untouched by wage scarcities or the claims of your neighbors; it is the witness who can revise the scene. When you believe that there is no legitimate harm in the world and that all beings are manifestations of the one Life, you dissolve the motive for division. The line about setting every man against his neighbor reveals the dream you awaken from: you projected conflict because you believed separation. By assuming the opposite—that every neighbor is flowing from you, that you and they share a common good—you release the bonds of fear and invite peace, justice, and sincere neighbor-love into your daily experience. In that inner shift, the social climate becomes a reflection of your inner law, and harmony is the natural result.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and revise the scene: imagine there is hire for man and beast; peace pervades the streets; neighbors cooperate with ease. Feel the reality of this truth now by declaring, 'I AM harmony and abundance in my world.'
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