Inner Sanctuaries Awake
Zephaniah 3:4 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Zephaniah 3 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse condemns spiritual leaders as deceitful and the inner temple as polluted by violation of the law. It calls for inner cleansing and fidelity.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within you, the \"prophets\" of your mind speak and the \"priests\" of habit guard your inner sanctuary. 'Light and treacherous' thoughts are the shallow voices that pretend to know yet mislead you away from your true I AM. The sanctuary you call self is your central awareness; when you allow reactive beliefs to \"pollute\" it, you violate the inner law—the steady alignment of life with truth. The remedy is not outer reform but a revision of your assumption about who you are. In the quiet I AM within you, the old voices can be silenced by affirming a single truth: I am the law in action; I am the sanctuary where truth stands unmoved. As you hold that, the inner prophets turn from deception to fidelity, and the sanctuary becomes a pure temple of awareness where the law is lived, not merely studied.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and revise: I AM the law in me; my inner sanctuary is purified, and the shallow voices are dismissed. Dwell in that feeling for a few minutes, then carry the sense of truth into daily thought and action.
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