Abiding Word Within

John 14:23-24 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read John 14 in context

Scripture Focus

23Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
24He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
John 14:23-24

Biblical Context

Jesus teaches that love for Him is shown by keeping His words, and that the Father will come and make their abode with the loving. Those who do not love Him do not keep His sayings, for the word you hear is the Father's, not yours alone.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of these lines as a description of your inner kingdom. To love the Christ is to align your inner man with the living word, to keep the words as your abiding law. The Father does not go elsewhere, but dwells with the consciousness that obedience to the Word becomes its own atmosphere. When you hear 'the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me,' you are invited to drop the sense of a personal author separate from the universal law. The 'I' that speaks in you is the I AM, and the 'we' that comes to you is the arising of unity between your awareness and the divine pattern moving in you. Your room, your mind, is the abode; the moment you decide that the Word you hear is the Father's, you are already hosting the Trinity within: Father, Son, and Spirit as your present consciousness. This is not about external events but about inner alignment: love becomes obedience to the inner command, and that obedience appoints your world. The outward form follows this inner state.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine the Father and Son dwelling with you as your present awareness; repeat, 'The Word I hear is the Father's,' until it feels real.

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