No Vacancy

By the time Joseph and exhausted Mary entered Bethlehem, the town’s accommodations for travelers had already filled because of the census. Each innkeeper said the same, “No room.” But one kind person told him they could lodge in his stable: “And so it was, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn” (Luke 2:6–7).

Jesus’s earthly life began in humble surroundings to a poor but obedient couple. As He grew, although God in the flesh, He was also fully man, choosing daily to obey His Father and humbly serve others. We have the same choice to make, whether born amid fame and fortune or like Jesus, of modest means. But life happens, and sometimes we overfill ourselves, letting circumstances, activities, and concerns squeeze Him out; it happens so slowly that we overlook His absence. Is there room in your life for Jesus, or have you overbooked yourself?