A Place to Stay

Then an expert in the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
Matthew 8:19-20 New English Translation

In the resources that expound on this verse, the one on Bible Gateway tells us that "according to Matthew 4:13, Jesus made His home in Capernaum, so in spite of the common interpretation of this statement, Jesus was not technically homeless." More than likely His reply had to do with the increasing opposition and rejection He and His disciples were encountering, so the question amounted to this: Does the man who wants to follow Him understand the rejection he will be facing? 

As I was reading this today, I thought of the King James Version of the Scripture found in Psalm 22 that says God inhabits the praise of His people, and I wondered, have we given Him a place to stay? Or do we expect Him to find a room in between the latest episodes of whatever we are binge-watching?

Is there enough praise in our lives to provide a place for Him to inhabit?

Prayer:

Father,
          According to Your Word in Ezekiel 36:26, please give me a new heart, and put a new spirit in me. Take out my stony, stubborn heart and give me a tender, responsive heart. One that is overflowing with praise for You. I want You to be comfortable in my heart with plenty of room to dwell. In Jesus' Name I pray. Amen