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Dearly beloved,
"There was no room for them in the inn." "No
room," two of the most startling
words in the Bible. God's only begotten Son didn't have a place
to lay His head
when He came into the world. "He came to His own, and whose who
were His own
did receive Him." (No room) When Jesus was grown He said,
"The foxes have
holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere
to lay His
head." Amazing? Yes, but not much has changed.
There is no room for Him in the court rooms,
classrooms and business rooms in the land of
the free.
I wonder friend if there is room in your heart this Christmas
for Jesus? Not
someone else's heart but yours? If He seems
far away just remember, "He is
standing at the door and knocking." He wants to
come into to your living room,
dining room, bedroom and playroom. He won't force His way but
He will continue to knock. He desires to sit, chat,
listen and enjoy you. What would ever
prompt Jesus to knock and keep on knocking? One
simple yet profound word -
love! "Love Found A Way" is an old
song with these words.
Wonderful love that rescued me,
Sunk deep in sin,
Guilty and vile as I could be - no hope
within
When every ray of light had fled - O glorious day!
Raising my soul from out the dead,
Love found a way.
Love found a way to redeem my soul,
Love found a way that could make me whole;
Love sent my Lord to the cross of
shame,
Love found a way - O praise His Holy name.
There is no way to celebrate Christmas and the birth of our Lord Jesus
apart from
the reality of the cross. It was there friends,
on a cross that the Prince of
glory died. Not for righteous men but for sinners. Love
found a way to make room for you and me.
One day Jesus told the parable of the dinner. There is one line
in the parable that
lingers, "And the slave said, Master, what you commanded has been done,
and still
there is room." There's room! There's more
than enough room.
On another occasion Jesus told His disciples, "There are many rooms
in my Father's
house, and I am going to prepare a place (room) for you."
You and I don't have the
slightest idea of how large or how our room will be decorated.
Frankly, I don't think
we will even notice because of beauty of the Lord Jesus
will fill the entire place!
Please open the door of your heart and share fellowship with the Savior
of the world. I will guarantee you that you won't miss
Christmas!
Because there's room at the cross,
Glen
P.S. Invite a friend to one of our Christmas services. Let
them know that there is plenty of room!
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