At Home!

In Mark’s gospel we come across an interesting statement. We read…
“And when he [Jesus] returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that HE WAS AT HOME.” ( Mark 2:1 ESV)

Did Jesus have a home? Didn’t Jesus declare that though foxes and birds had their homes, “the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head”? ( Matthew 8:20) Whose home was this? Whosever it was, this home was so filled with people who came to listen to Jesus that a paralytic had to be lowered through the roof to get to Him. Capernaum was a place Jesus returned to again and again. Though He had grown up in Nazareth, perhaps Capernaum had become as much a home for Him as any other place.

Perhaps there is another idea to consider. This world was not Jesus’ home any more than we are to consider it ours! However, as much as Jesus could be AT HOME in this world, would it not have been wherever He was accepted and believed in? Jesus appears to have been very much AT HOME in the home of His friends, Mary, Martha, and Lazarus; a home He was in on more than one occasion. How about His connection with us?

Note a statement Jesus made toward the end of His ministry here.
“Jesus answered him, ‘If anyone LOVES ME, he will KEEP MY WORD, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and MAKE OUR HOME WITH HIM.’” ( John 14:23 ESV)

What kind of host are we to Jesus in our life? Is our life activity such that He can be AT HOME among us? May we recognize the ways in which this ought to reflect the daily fellowship we have with our Lord.

Have a great day KEEPING CHRIST OUR LIFE’S SPECIAL GUEST!
Carl

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