Matthew 8:14 says, And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.  First, we see that Peter was married.  Yet, when Jesus called Peter, he followed Jesus.  Second, we see that Jesus came to Peter's house.  I am not sure how the dynamics of Peter's marriage and his relationship to Jesus worked, but I can be certain that Jesus never called on Peter to do anything that was against the law of God.  We will never be called to do anything that goes against God's law either, but we will always be called to put following Christ first.  Finally, we see that Peter's mother-in-law was very sick.  Verse fifteen states, And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.  The touch of Jesus healed her completely and immediately.  Though this was a physical healing, we can be certain that Jesus will heal us completely and immediately spiritually when we accept Him by faith when He comes to us to give us salvation.  Peter's mother-in-law then ministered to them.  When Jesus heals us, we must minister to those around us who are in need.  Verse sixteen says, When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:  The word that Jesus was healing those who were physically sick spread, and many sick people were brought to Him.  Sometimes today, people will come to Jesus simply seeking physical healing.  This is not why Jesus came.  He came to bring spiritual reconciliation between people and God.  Verse seventeen states, That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.  Though physical healing was not the primary role of Jesus His healing sickness does fulfill a prophecy.  Again, not that Jesus healed people just to fulfill the prophecy.  He healed people out of compassion for them, but this was but a temporary healing, that could only last in this lifetime.  Jesus came to bring an everlasting spiritual healing.  Verse eighteen says, Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.  Jesus gave the command to depart from the great multitudes.  He could not afford to be distracted from His task for too long.  Verse nineteen states, And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.  This scribe may have been caught up in the power that Jesus had to heal and the number of people that were coming to Him.  Verse twenty declares, And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.  I believe that Jesus was telling this scribe, and anyone else, not to follow Him expecting material blessings.  Jesus could have profitted from healing people if He chose to do so, but that was not His purpose.  We should never attempt to profit materially from our relationship with Christ.  Verse twenty-one says, And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.  Then in verse twenty-two Jesus replies, But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.  I don't believe that Jesus was being cold-hearted in this statement.  I believe that He was simply saying to not put conditions on following Him.  Jesus came for the living, and once a person is dead, no matter how elaborate a funeral they may have, their everlasting destination is already determined.  We must put following Jesus above everything else.