“I am the Almighty God; walk before Me and be thou perfect.”
— Genesis 17:1
Genesis 17 marks the divine moment where Abram becomes Abraham—not just in name, but in nature. For those walking the path of manifestation, this chapter introduces Abraham as the enduring pillar of faith—the quality without which nothing can be brought forth.
Faith Redefined: Not Hope, but Assumption
Abraham’s transformation is not merely religious; it’s psychological. In Neville Goddard’s teachings, Abraham represents the state of unwavering faith—not faith in something external, but faith in the unseen reality imagined within.
To become Abraham is to believe before seeing, to rest in the conviction that what is felt inwardly must express outwardly. This is not blind hope—it is conscious creation through assumption.
Before this covenant, Abraham is placed in a strange land and promised something far beyond his current experience. Yet he chooses to believe—not in what is, but in what shall be. This willingness to walk forward without proof is why he becomes the archetype of faith. Just as Matthew was asked to leave his tax booth without explanation, so too does Abraham leave the familiar for the invisible promise.
A New Name: A New Identity
God renames Abram (“exalted father”) as Abraham (“father of many”), expanding the scope of his identity. In manifestation, your name is your nature.
This divine renaming is a symbolic declaration:
You become what you accept as true of yourself.
By calling himself Abraham, he is no longer merely longing for the promise—he is embodying it. The assumption is taken as fact, even when no evidence yet exists.
Sarah the “Sister”: Disguising the Subconscious
Earlier in Genesis, Abraham tells others that Sarah is his sister rather than his wife. On the surface, it seems like a lie for self-protection—but symbolically, it reveals a powerful truth about the psychological journey.
Sarah represents the imagination. By calling her his sister, Abraham reveals that he has not yet fully united with his creative power. The imagination is close, like family, but not yet embraced as an equal partner in desirable creation.
This moment speaks to when we treat our desires with distance—we entertain the idea, but we’re not married to it. Fear of failure, of exposure, causes us to disguise our belief. We flirt with the assumption, but haven’t yet committed.
Only when Abraham claims Sarah as wife—when the imagination is no longer hidden or doubted—does the promise move toward fulfilment.
Sarah Laughs: The Inner Reaction to Impossible Faith
When Sarah hears she will bear a child in her old age, she laughs. On the surface, it’s a moment of disbelief—but symbolically, it captures something universal.
Sarah’s laughter is the initial reaction to the idea of manifesting itself. It’s the part of us that scoffs at the idea that we can manifest the life we desire at all, let alone with faith alone.
How often do we do the same?
When we affirm a new state—wealth, love, health, peace—there is often an inner echo that laughs: “How could that ever be true for me?” But just as Sarah’s laughter didn’t stop the birth, our doubts—when gently persisted through—don’t disqualify us from receiving. They’re simply part of the process of shifting identity.
The promise still stands.
Even when the subconscious laughs, faith continues on.
The Covenant: A Commitment to Belief
The covenant of circumcision, while literal in text, is deeply symbolic. It’s a cutting away of the old doubts, the limitations, the identification with what is seen.
It marks the moment of no return—when the individual becomes fully identified with the new state of being.
In manifestation, this is the decision point. The covenant is yourself commitment to walk in the assumption—without wavering, without questioning. To walk before the Almighty is to live in awareness of the I AM within you.
Why Abraham Still Matters
Abraham is not just the father of nations—he is the father of faithful imagination. He shows us that manifestation begins with identity.
When you dare to call yourself by the name of your desire—when you walk in that state as though it already is—you step into the covenant.
You become the father of your own promise.
And by faith, it must be fulfilled.
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