{"id":37763,"date":"2021-01-01T15:33:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T15:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/this-world-is-not-our-home\/"},"modified":"2021-01-01T15:33:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T15:33:00","slug":"this-world-is-not-our-home","status":"publish","type":"sermon-illustrations","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/this-world-is-not-our-home\/","title":{"rendered":"This World Is Not Our Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A tourist was once travelling through the area where the famed Rabbi Hofetz Chaim was living. Being a great admirer of the rabbi, he made inquiries whether he could visit the rabbi at his home. He soon got a reply that he was welcome to visit the rabbi anytime.<\/p>\n\n<p>The young tourist thereafter arrived at the rabbi&rsquo;s home with much excitement. Upon reaching the simple one-roomed house, he was asked to enter. Upon entering, to his amazement he saw only a table, a lamp and a cot, besides many books, inside the house. Surprised by what he saw, the tourist then inquired, &ldquo;Rabbi, where is the rest of your furniture?&rdquo; Rabbi Chaim calmly replied, &ldquo;Where is yours?&rdquo; Puzzled by the rabbi&rsquo;s response, the tourist replied, &ldquo;My furniture? But I&rsquo;m only a visitor here.&rdquo; The wise rabbi then replied, &ldquo;So am I.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead2\">Possible Preaching Angle:<\/h2>\n\n<p><em>The young tourist learned the valuable and powerful lesson that day that God&#39;s people are only pilgrims on this earth. As Jim Reeves wrote in a song, &ldquo;This world is not our home.&rdquo; Peter addresses the Christians as, &ldquo;foreigners and aliens&rdquo; (1 Peter 2:11). 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