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Have You Any Room? - April 06, 2006
"She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the village inn." Luke 2:7 7 (NLT)
Have you ever heard of a situation in which a well known and distinguished individual was traveling through a particular town looking for a place to stay; and when he arrived at a given hotel, it was proclaimed that there was no room? However, one of the hotel's staff members recognized the individual to be someone very important. So, given this, room was made in the hotel for the individual. Well, I believe that from the scripture above, if the innkeeper had of known who Jesus was, he definitely would have made room for Him.
Most people consider the bible to be a very important book. They recognize that it contains important facts about Jesus' life and key principles for living a "good" life. However, many don't ever give this very same bible any room in their "inns". The bible contains the very words of God, and it declares that Jesus, Himself, is the Word of God. (John 1:14) And still today, in spite of the scripture above, many of us still make the same mistake as the innkeeper. That is, Jesus shows up, but we proclaim that we don't have any room. This innkeeper's inn, I'm sure, contained many distinguished citizens from distant towns, local authorities, and people who possessed a bit of wealth. They crowded out the inn, and eliminated the possibility of Jesus finding a place. And the innkeeper was not about to make room for Mary, Joseph and Jesus. His ignorance caused him to miss an opportunity of a lifetime.
In our lives, our "inns" are often crowded with the same things that the innkeeper's inn from the scripture above was crowded with. That is, we take in those who are distinguished, those who possess great wealth, those with respectable titles, and others we deem important. And by this, I ultimately mean that because of our high regard for these, we allow them room in our "inns"; however, they take up room that we should actually give to Jesus. If we would make the choice to respect the Word more than we respect these other things, there would always exist room in our "inns" for the Lord. These other things are not bad at all; however, they should not prevent us from making room for Jesus.
Today, have you made room in your "inn" for the Lord?
Earl is currently a doctoral student at Southern Methodist University's Richard B. Johnson Center for Economics Studies in Dallas, Texas. His wife is currently in SMU's law school These devotions simply spring out of his daily walk with the Lord. Earl can be reached at: earlshaw@gmail.com
"She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the village inn." Luke 2:7 7 (NLT)
Have you ever heard of a situation in which a well known and distinguished individual was traveling through a particular town looking for a place to stay; and when he arrived at a given hotel, it was proclaimed that there was no room? However, one of the hotel's staff members recognized the individual to be someone very important. So, given this, room was made in the hotel for the individual. Well, I believe that from the scripture above, if the innkeeper had of known who Jesus was, he definitely would have made room for Him.
Most people consider the bible to be a very important book. They recognize that it contains important facts about Jesus' life and key principles for living a "good" life. However, many don't ever give this very same bible any room in their "inns". The bible contains the very words of God, and it declares that Jesus, Himself, is the Word of God. (John 1:14) And still today, in spite of the scripture above, many of us still make the same mistake as the innkeeper. That is, Jesus shows up, but we proclaim that we don't have any room. This innkeeper's inn, I'm sure, contained many distinguished citizens from distant towns, local authorities, and people who possessed a bit of wealth. They crowded out the inn, and eliminated the possibility of Jesus finding a place. And the innkeeper was not about to make room for Mary, Joseph and Jesus. His ignorance caused him to miss an opportunity of a lifetime.
In our lives, our "inns" are often crowded with the same things that the innkeeper's inn from the scripture above was crowded with. That is, we take in those who are distinguished, those who possess great wealth, those with respectable titles, and others we deem important. And by this, I ultimately mean that because of our high regard for these, we allow them room in our "inns"; however, they take up room that we should actually give to Jesus. If we would make the choice to respect the Word more than we respect these other things, there would always exist room in our "inns" for the Lord. These other things are not bad at all; however, they should not prevent us from making room for Jesus.
Today, have you made room in your "inn" for the Lord?
Earl is currently a doctoral student at Southern Methodist University's Richard B. Johnson Center for Economics Studies in Dallas, Texas. His wife is currently in SMU's law school These devotions simply spring out of his daily walk with the Lord. Earl can be reached at: earlshaw@gmail.com
