Inner Distress, Blind Paths
Zephaniah 1:17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Zephaniah 1 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Zephaniah 1:17 speaks of distress coming upon people who have sinned against the LORD, leaving them like blind men who cannot see. The vivid imagery—blood poured out as dust and flesh like dung—signals the severe consequences of separation from the divine.
Neville's Inner Vision
All distress, blindness, and the severing spoken in Zephaniah arises from a misalignment with the I AM—your true self. The text does not threaten an outside ruler; it frames a shift in consciousness: when you identify with fear, guilt, or the external world, you walk as a blind man, unaware of the light of the I AM within. The gruesome imagery of blood poured out as dust and flesh as dung signals that the old story of separation is being transmuted into dust in the fires of consciousness; what remains is the pure, alive presence that knows itself as God. As you assume the state of the I AM and revise the sense of self away from limitation, distress fades, blindness clears, and you move with steady steps in the light of awareness. The kingdom you seek is the certainty that you are always the I AM, here and now, regardless of appearances.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Assume the I AM as your present self and revise any sense of separation. Feel-it-real by quietly affirming, 'I am the light that sees,' and imagine stepping forward with clear sight in every situation.
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