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A PLACE TO LAY HIS HEAD

 

Matthew 8:20

“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.”


As a young girl I heard a sermon where the preacher said 

Jesus didn’t have a place to lay His head. 

Now I am sure the preacher said more than that. 

But the thought that stayed with me was that 

Jesus didn’t have a house, 

a bed, 

or even a pillow. 


At least this is the narrative I created in my mind.


I thought, I have these things. 

Poor Jesus. 

People are treating Him so bad.


When I went to bed that night 

I slept on the edge of the bed, 

on the edge of the pillow. 

I told Jesus He could lay His head on my pillow.

A child’s heart.


I know the Lord remembers the “me” of yesteryears.


I came to realize that the residence the Lord seeks is a willing heart.

If we abide in Him, 

He will abide in us.


A willing heart.

A place to lay His head.


God bless✨ 

In Christ,

Sis. Stephanie 



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