Reflect: Is there room in your life for the Savior? Is
your relationship with Christ just another nagging item on your already
overflowing to-do-list? Out of the 168 hours you are given each week, how many
of those hours are specifically for you and God? Oh, I know, technically all of
those hours are His. But, which hours are specifically carved out, set aside
and honored as time with the Father?
Read: Luke 2:4-7 “Joseph also went up from the town
of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and
line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be
married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came
for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She
wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for
them in the inn.”
Imagine: You go to Bethlehem with your
soon-to-be husband. You are nine months pregnant and riding on a donkey. By
day, you only stop to rest when the animals need a break. By night, you sleep
on the ground with only a rock for your pillow. You are more than ready to get
to your destination, pay your taxes, and find at least minimal accommodations
for the duration of your stay. But then the baby within you announces His
imminent arrival and you are forced to retreat to a dank, dark cave which you
must share with animals also seeking shelter. The innkeepers who all turned you
away, could not have possibly realized that they could have witnessed
first-hand the birth of the Messiah had they just somehow managed to rent even
the tiniest space to this young couple. There was no room. No room at all for the Son of
God.
Pray: God, I need more and
more of You and less and less of this world. Help me to find You in every
moment of each day. I pray for continuous presence in my life. Thank You for
Your Son, Jesus. Thank You for drawing me unto Yourself.
Celebrate: God is not
untouchable or unreachable or unrelational – He is a “hands-on” everyday God.
Reach out to Him, He’ll reach down to You! Call upon His Name, He’ll answer
You!
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