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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. Luke 2:7
D.L. MOODY
The natural human heart is like that inn at Bethlehem—no room for Christ! Every true saint of God for four thousand years had been gazing out into the future, looking and listening that they might hear the footfall of the Coming One. Bible students think that when Eve brought forth her firstborn and said: “I have gotten a man from the LORD” (Genesis 4:1), she thought he was the Promised One. And right on for four thousand years, the mothers in Israel had been looking for that Child. And now the time has arrived. He appears on Earth, and the first thing we read is that there is no room for Him! He came on no secret mission; He tells us what He came for, “to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10).
He came to get His arm under the vilest sinner and lift him up to God; to bind up the brokenhearted and to comfort those that mourn. And yet, from time to time, it was announced in Jerusalem that He had come, until He was put to death on the cross, the sword was not put back into its scabbard until it had pierced the very heart of the God-man.
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ERWIN LUTZER
Bethlehem. Why not Jerusalem or Rome? That stable smelled like a pet shop—His humble crib borrowed from animals. This metaphorically represents Jesus’ life: no room in the religious, political, or business worlds (Matthew 8:20; 23:20; John 18:36). Today, He’s often unwelcome at His own party.
But there was room on the cross. “Crucify Him!” (Luke 23:21). And some would keep Him there. Jesus begins in a borrowed manger and ends in a borrowed grave. Let us never forget He made this journey for us!
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PRAYER
Lord Jesus, there’s room in my heart for you.REFLECTION QUESTIONS
How much love must Christ have had to come to this earth to save those who hate Him?
How can we reflect this love to others?