The inn had no available rooms.
Because of the new census being taken,
Bethlehem was overflowing with citizens.
"No rooms" may have been passed along the street.
"No rooms" greeted many who stood on tired feet.
Amidst the excitement of seeing family and friends,
there was no rooms for these travel-worn citizens.
The streets were crowded with visitors.
The inns were full with weary travelers.
The innkeepers had no more available rooms
though one innkeeper offered shelter, none too soon.
Did this innkeeper realize he was part of God's plan?
Had he prayed, "O Lord, may my life bless other humans"?
Or was he in it just for a profit?
Surely he knew the stable wasn't fit.
Did the innkeeper take pity on the plight?
Did other travelers sleep under the stars that night?
Was Bethlehem's weather forecast chilly or mild?
Did he know Mary was expecting her first child?
Many and Joseph were offered a roof over their head.
A humble, crude protection without even a bed.
Not the delivery room one would expect
though this baby's birth was foretold by prophets.
There were no rooms, but God provided in the 11th hour.
Yes, even these parents had to wait on God to reveal his power.
Not in the way one would expect to be sent
but in a way only God would invent.
* * * * *
No room history writes.
No rooms available that night.
No rooms anywhere.
No rooms to share.
Rejected even before he was born.
Later he would be beaten and scorned.
Promised as the Savior of the world
yet born in a humble cattle fold.
The question of the hour is: do you have room in your heart?
Have you rejected God and His Word or have you given God your heart?
Have you said to God there's "no room" for you?
Or have you found His promises to be true?
Though you may have rejected Him
God will never reject you. Amen!
Today, ask God to come in.
You'll be blessed again and again.
Luke 2:1-7
Isaiah 53:3
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