ponder that the Lord Jesus had no property or home to His name, and yet He was Lord of all. Alexander Whyte has a powerful sermon on “The Son of Man Hath Not Where to Lay His Head” (The Walk, Conversation and Character of Jesus Christ Our Lord,” pp. 202–10). “But another of his disciples said to him: Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father” (v. 21). If his father were in critical condition, he would have been at home with him. What he is really offering is to take care of all his responsibilities
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