(No) room for Jesus

Luke 2: 7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

What is often spoken and written about those idyllic night in Bethlehem. Joseph and Mary must stay ended after a long journey in a place where normally overnight animals. A place where a crib is, so where the animals are eating. That will be just as worst of the coming of Jesus described to earth. He was born in a stable, among the animals and not in a palace. But the most important is actually at the end of this text because there was no room for them in the inn.

No room for Mary and Joseph, and no room for Jesus in the inn. Other people had taken the place for them and they had to go to the stable, and the child would be born there. It is indeed a sad story and people do it all not know that Mary was pregnant with Jesus, the Son of God. Yet it is typical that precisely at His birth is the text: there is no place for them in the inn. And yet it fits into God's plan. It notes how the world towards the Child is and how difficult it is for Jesus as God come among men. There is no place.

Is there room in you for the Child? It's almost Christmas, and then we should ask ourselves this question. How do we deal with the time of Christmas and do we give all the space to the child to work in our hearts at Christmas? Does He feels himself welcome as we celebrate for him? Does He stands at the centre of everything we do these days? Whether we are busy with family, friends, games, football, drinking, socializing and whatever but to do during Christmas? Or do we open several times a day His Word, do we read all parts of the Christmas Gospel, we go to church, we sing lovely Christmas songs and is that central? Do we make room for him?

Because you're right when you say that we have to do that any day. But every day is so busy and we have much to do. Let us then take Christmas to remember Him, let Him work into our heart and to worship Him. For our heart often has no room for Jesus and everything is so important. We can spend hours working everywhere and all our time in useless stabbing, but Christ demands a place in your heart and that will pay off in time for Him and His Word.

Maybe you have no room for Jesus and that there has never been. Take a look now at that Child, the Son of God. He came as a man to the earth also to die for your sins, and He humbled Himself to you. Not because he liked it so much, but because the punishment had to be carried. Yes, you are sinful and yes, you need forgiveness. Go to Jesus and kneel at his crib and he will come into your heart. Give him space and you will be filled with the Holy Spirit, so that you have more'll see how beautiful and how great Jesus is for you.

Room for Jesus, God has made room for him in heaven. Jesus is sitting there now at God's right hand and pleads for His children. In addition, Jesus makes room ready for us and that is not a manger or stable. Jesus is in heaven, thrones and great seats are ready. He promises us, if we have room for Him. Do you have room for Jesus?

To Your manger Lord is the highest place. Therefore, I kneel at You. Yes, I want to be with You and wish that You take place in my heart. You are Jesus, the Saviour, I adore you.