Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
"No place for them in the inn." Before we point our fingers at the people of Bethlehem for not accommodating a very pregnant young woman about to give birth to the long promised Messiah, the Savior of mankind . . . we must take a long, hard look in our mirrors. How often do we do the same? If we are honest, we would, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US, have to admit that all too often our hearts are too crowded with other stuff to give Jesus Christ his rightful place (that's way true of me!).
Let me encourage you to pause ... and take some time as we close out this year of 2012 and begin the new year of 2013 ... to examine your hearts. Ask yourself, "Is there room in my heart for Jesus? Or are there other "idols" that I have allowed to ursurp HIS rightful place?" Difficult questions, indeed. But necessary ones if we are to become all that God wants us to be!
Thanks for stopping by . . .
pj
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