"There's No Place Like Home"

Rockaway Beach, Oregon

"Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God." Psalm 84:3 English Standard Version

More than likely a sparrow, or some other bird, has found a place of belonging in one of these bird houses.Though the colors might appeal to us, a bird would find something else more appealing. Birds would find a place of safety for raising there young in one of these residence.

Where is your place of safety?

When we consider this question we might be surprised by the answer. Our place of safety might be in another person, a job or in our bank accounts.

We all need a place to call home otherwise we'd be lost. The problem is that some of those places that we call home can be as unsafe as no home. Our bank accounts can dwindle, our job can disappear and relationships can fall apart.

Notice that the psalmist speaks of the sparrow's home as being at the altar of the Lord. As we journey through life God calls us home, to his place of worship. It is hear that God speaks his word of healing, comfort and hope.

Through Jesus our home is in the presence of God.  There truly is no place like home.

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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-2014 Douglas P. Brauner.  ARR.