Nothing Like Home

I was reading an article the other day based on the thoughts of one Dr. Dean Jovicebic who was talking about what life is like in Montenegro, a country surrounded by Boznia, Serbia, Macedonia and Albania, with a small portion beside the Meditteranean Sea.

Jovicebic, a doctor who seems to have the ability to see the important beyond the superficial explains his idea of 'home':  "One's home is never small,"  meaning that the size of your house has nothing to do with the size of your life, or better yet, the quality of your life.  I think he is on to something here.

As you listen to Jovicebic you begin to get a sense of his rootedness, that he is experiencing life with a depth that eludes so many of us in our busy world.  He goes on to say "A lot of modern poeple live a virtual life. . .there's no connection to nature.  To reality.  They're unhappy and don't know why.  There's something about simpler cultures--about what they know that we need to relearn. . .connectivity's what's important. You belong to a place and your home is never small."

I would tend to agree with Jovicebic in a way:  it can be dangerous to live with such dependance on productivity and machines--to live in a world made in our image, one that we can control.  But where Jovicebic would attribute to nature the key to finding deep meaning in life, I would say that relationships is where it is really found.

I love how John combines place and relationship in chapter 8 verse 35: "Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever."

When Jesus saves, He makes a place for that person, a place of belonging, where real life and freedom abound.    When He makes us His sons and daughters, he is rooting us not in a virtual life but a life that is rich and deep--authentic and genuine. 

In Jesus, we find ourselves at home--and like Jovicebic says, "one's home is never small".

So if you are walking with Jesus, then let Him show you how great your home is, and if you are looking for a home where you belong, then let Him show you what He can offer.

There's nothing like home.

BT