Many of us are so consumed by our homes and the needs of our homes that God has blessed us with, so much so, that many a times, it becomes not just a priority but a preeminent idol in our lives. When our focus is on things on earth, then we do things that are earthly in nature, but when our treasures are stored in heaven, we act according to the Kingdom calling and fulfill Kingdom work. Often, we end up storing treasures on earth where moth and rust decay and give so much importance to the ephemeral things of this world, which one day will be consumed and pass away. And when Jesus talks about the demands of discipleship in Matthew 8:18-22, he explicitly articulates that foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but He, the Son of man does not have a place to lay his head. In other words, he was expressing that he did not have a home. He was homeless while on earth for His home was with the Father in heaven, from where He had come (John 6:38) and to where He ascended (John 3:13) to prepare a place for those who believe in Him (John 14:3).
Think about this, if Jesus went to prepare a place for us, why are we spending so much time on earth, trying to prepare a place for ourselves? The singer, Jim Reeves aptly put it in his song, “This world is not my home, I am just a passing through.” In other words, like Jesus who was homeless on earth, we ought to be the same, homeless on earth, for our home is in heaven.
Matthew 8:18-20 (KJV)
18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
