A Little Room at the Inn
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 Posted by Katie
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The poor Innkeeper. He gets such a bad reputation for
causing the King of Kings to be born in a stable. When the King of Kings
deserved to be born in the presidential suite, He instead got an earthen floor,
musty animals, and a less-than-appealing aroma.
All that to say contrary to popular belief, I think that
poor innkeeper actually deserves an accolade. He was the first of many hearts
to make room for Jesus even when it was an inconvenience and he had to think
outside of the box to do so.
Jesus is in the habit of knocking at the doors of hearts,
you see. (“Behold, I stand at the door and knock” Revelation 3:20) Many of us
hear Him and yet think of a thousand reasons why we don’t have room for him.
We think we have to give Jesus the presidential suite in our
life if we are to be transformed by Him. And when we can't make that happen, many of us think it best to just say, "Sorry, no room".
The truth is, if you find yourself unready to open up the
presidential suite to Him, Jesus can still take up residence in the tiniest,
humblest portion of your heart. Even from there, His miraculous presence has
the power to transform.
Don’t think there is room in the inn? Make a little. Start
there.
