Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
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… okay, verse 58, he says, foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests but the son of man has nowhere to lay his head so he starts describing to people that are interested interested in following him like you and i he's making it clear he's like okay this path is is not a path of convenience or comfort it's a path of commitment and so he's like it's it's really just not a comfortable place to lay my head so do you want to jump on the like the train you know I would imagine they're they're just walking and he's like oh I'm in I love a party let's go and he's like well careful what you sign up for. This is not as easy as it looks. Foxes have whole birds, birds of the air have nests, but we may not have a place to lay our heads. Are you ready for that kind of commitment? And he's, he's, he's confronting this, this cost of security and, and convenience. And then, then he talks a little bit more about like sacrifice and endurance. Now, and jump down in verse 62, he says this way, he says, no one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God. So now we're using a vivid agricultural picture to show that this man who is moving forward and plowing a field has to stay focused on the path and the mission ahead, that he can't turn and look back. …
… Luke 19, for the son of man came to seek and to save the lost. Jesus replied, foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the son of man has no place to lay his head. Luke 9 the son of man must suffer just focus on that word for a moment he must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders the chief priests and the teachers of the law and he must be killed Thank you. and on the third day be raised to life, reaching back to Daniel's prophecy. Jesus chose Son of Man to let you know that he's the coming king, but he also chose Son of Man to let you know that as the coming king, He wants to highlight the values of the kingdom, which are humility and service. so what does it matter to you that he chose son of man it means this it means a that you can know him it means b that you can be real with him and c that you can be sure that he understands we're talking earlier about christian's new album it just came out come to jesus There's a song on there I love so much. …
… There's no rich Carlton on this road. Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests. The Son of Man has no place to lay His head. No shelter. That which you consider indispensable, you sacrifice for the kingdom. He said to another man, Follow me. And the man replied, Lord, first let me go and bury my father. Let me take care of my family. Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their own dead. You go and proclaim the what? the kingdom of God. Verse 61, another said, I'll follow you, Lord, but first let me go back and just say goodbye to my family, the people that I love. And Jesus replied, no one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God. Abandoning family, even in time of need right there. Let the dead bury their own dead. Abandoning comfort and shelter. Let me show you one more. Look at Luke chapter 14. Luke chapter 14. I want you to see. Look with me in verse 25. This is the context in verse 15. He just begins to talk about the kingdom of God. …