"Is There Room?"

"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." Luke 2:7

When Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem and could find "no room", it wasn't during the Christmas season- there was no Christmas yet. The people were living life as usual, they were going about their business, it was just another day to them. That means that in their everyday activities there was "no room" for Jesus.

Many people tend to "make room" for Jesus on certain holidays- like Christmas and Easter. They make room for Him on Sundays. They make room for Him when things are falling apart in their lives. From ministering at the drug and alcohol recovery center I have discovered that some make room for Him while they are in a recovery program or when they are in jail or prison only. But what about the rest of the year? What about the days when there isn't a holiday that acknowledges Jesus' birth, death or resurrection? What about Monday, or the rest of the week? What about when you get out of a rehabilitation program? What about when things are going well in your life? What about in your everyday affairs? Do you make room for Him then?

If you only make room for Jesus during center times of the year or only when you are in certain situations, then you too have made "no room" for Him. If you aren't making room for Him 24/7, 365 days a year, then He has "no room" in your life. The "room" that He desires in your life is one where He can "abide", not just visit on occasion, not just vacation at, not just make a stop at while "passing through". He desires to abide in your life all the time. He wants to have a place of permanent dwelling in you. Does He have that?

Have a great day. If the room you make for Jesus in your life is only on certain occasions or at certain times, then He has NO ROOM in your life.

For further reading:
John 14:23; 15:4
Luke 2