The Spirit is the Mutual Abode

John 14:23 says that the Father and the Lord will come to make Their abode with us. What does this mean? Have you ever experienced the Father and the Son coming to make Their abode with you? This is the mark of God's economy that we are considering. This abode has two aspects -- the Father and the Son become our abode, and we become Their abode. Thus, it is a mutual abode. How is the mutual abode possible? Only as we are in the Spirit, just as the Father and the Son are in the Spirit, can we experience this mutual abiding. When we are in the Spirit, we are abiding in the Son and the Father, and at the same time They are abiding in us. Only then will we have an intimate communion and fellowship with the Father and the Son. We will have an inward "talking." We will talk with the Lord, and the Lord will talk with us. These are the practical experiences of the mutual abode.