“And she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”
Luke 2:7
The innkeeper—whoever he or she was—didn’t know that the cattle trough in the stable behind the inn would that very night hold the Son of God. Other travelers already occupying the inn had no idea they’d be sleeping next to the promised Messiah. Crowded Bethlehem overflowed with people taking rooms there while registering for the census. But none of them, nor the innkeeper, had the faintest awareness of the marvelous things God was doing right in their presence. They missed Christmas, so to speak.
That still happens a lot today, doesn’t it?
“Where we least expect to find Jesus, He comes most fully. He invades our lives; He goes where there is no room so that we might find a home in Him. The One who had no home is making a home for us. The One who had no place to lay His head is our rest, our comfort, our joy” (Daniel Darling, 2019).
Don’t let yourself miss Jesus this holiday season. Once you’ve seen Him born in a stable, wrapped in cloths, and placed in a manger, you realize He will come to you wherever you are. He will meet you there.
That still happens a lot today, doesn’t it?
“Where we least expect to find Jesus, He comes most fully. He invades our lives; He goes where there is no room so that we might find a home in Him. The One who had no home is making a home for us. The One who had no place to lay His head is our rest, our comfort, our joy” (Daniel Darling, 2019).
Don’t let yourself miss Jesus this holiday season. Once you’ve seen Him born in a stable, wrapped in cloths, and placed in a manger, you realize He will come to you wherever you are. He will meet you there.
Scripture Focus
Luke 2:4-7
Insight
“There is no place or time so lowly and earthbound but that holiness can be present there, too.” (Frederick Buechner, 1968)
Bible In A Year
- Hosea 12-14
- Proverbs 15
- 1 Peter 4-5