The Innkeeper

The Innkeeper

The story of Christ’s birth is one we’ve heard a million times. There were shepherds, angels, wise men, and an innkeeper who said there was “no room.” The Innkeeper is what I want to focus on today.

This guy is running an inn and is filled to capacity so by the time Jesus needs a place to be born, there’s no space left. Mary and Joseph are sent to the stable. Now I know we glorify the stable and the manger and make it look like this super comfy place but in reality it probably stunk like crazy and it was not clean at all.

My point here is that when we allow our hearts and lives to become so cluttered with the things of this world, we are actually blocking him from our lives. We banish him to the stinky stable and ask him to stay there instead of having a prominent place in our lives. I’m sure if the Innkeeper had realized who he was talking to, he would not have turned them away. He probably would have thrown some people out just to make room.

Is there room in your life for Christ today? Does he have a room fitting for the King of Kings or are you asking him to stay in the background in the stinky stable. In order to be the followers of Christ we need to be, we need to empty our lives of the things that are keeping Christ from entering in. The things that cause us to have guilt and shame. The things that we willingly do knowing they are not of God or will not bring us closer to God. This week, think about those things that are taking space away from Christ in your life and empty yourself so that you can be re-filled with Him.