No Vacancies

The Christmas story reminds us that when Christ came into the world, there was no room for Him not in the inn, not in the town, and not in the busy lives of men preoccupied with their own affairs and that same tragedy is repeated whenever our hearts are so crowded with trivialities, schedules, excuses, and self-interest that there is no place left for the Lord. Like the people of Bethlehem, we often mean well, speak kindly, and offer explanations, yet still turn Him away because our lives are already “full.” And yet the wonder of the gospel is this: though we so often have no room for Him, He always has room for us, calling the weary, the overlooked, and the undeserving to come in, making space by grace where none seemed possible. The question Christmas presses upon us, therefore, is not whether Christ is willing to enter, but whether we will make room for Him in the inn of our hearts.