Home Away From Home

Psalm 84:3 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. 4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise! Selah
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Matthew 10:31 Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
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Luke 9:58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
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My first point is that the Psalmist claims animals make their homes as an act of worship to God. He declares a blessing over those people who would live their lives and make their "homes" in the same fashion, under the authority and protection of God's "house". My second point is to point out the rather funny syllogism which Jesus offers - God values us even more than sparrows (and he does value sparrows). It is funny because it should be obvious, but it isn't. The problem of pain and evil in the world causes us to doubt God's goodness and His power to bring about justice. The world is wild. It isn't easy to find the kind of peace a sparrow seems to have at home in a nest made from twigs, leaves and feathers. Third point: God inserted himself into our displaced situation, making himself "homeless" like one of us and then going back to His Father to prepare a place for us.
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2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.