Matthew 8:21-22

While taking these verses literally was comforting to me for a time, the dead obviously cannot bury other dead, and so we can very quickly see, especially within the given context, that Christ is speaking of those who are spiritually dead and the need for us to put off the old man, as it were, and pursue what is necessary to put on the new. This presents the question of how are we even supposed to try and follow Christ if we cannot currently go where He is. Well, in John 14, Christ says He goes to prepare a place for us. And if we think about how sinful and inexperienced man is, then logically we ourselves must also be prepared for that place, and we usually need a pretty swift kick in the head to get going.

Matthew 8:19-22

Take note of how Christ responded to the scribe who said he would follow Him. He said, foxes have the holes that they dig where they make their home, and the birds have their nests that they create as their home, but that Christ Himself does not have an earthly home. He does not have a place to lay His head, for as we know, His true home is with the Father. Knowing where Christ's home really is lets us read between the lines and see that it is a matter of placing value.