A renter is different from an owner, or a squatter. As Pastor Bo points out, “We are contractually bound to earth, but covenantally committed to heaven.” Our ultimate home, our ultimate allegiance is to God’s Kingdom, most often referred to as “heaven.”

However, we’re supposed to occupy our “rental” — this world and its systems — well, seeking its welfare. We build up rather than tear down. We invest. We seek peace. That’s hard when the rental seems tossed about by the storms of modern culture. However, we are not the first people to occupy in this manner.