Got Room?

“She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:7

I just finished reading an article entitled A Homeless God which triggered the image of Christ’s birth. The article was speaking more of finding God in churches but it got me thinking more on an individual level.

God was about as far from home as He could get when He wrapped Himself in flesh and stepped down from heaven to become the Sacrificial Lamb. God desires for each of us to build a home for Him within our hearts for Him to take up residency. This home should be holy, honoring and glorifying Him as He becomes Head of this household. He is not looking for a place to visit – He already has many places from which He moves in and out of lives but He rather desires those homes that will not only invite Him to move in but give Him full authority to arrange things the way that He most desires.

I love the following excerpt of this article but I will replace church with individuals.

“If God ‘visits’ the heart of an individual, it betrays the fact that it doesn't belong to Him. A homeowner doesn't visit his own home. He lives in it. In a divine visitation, God will bless His people. But He will eventually move on and search for a home that He can call his own. Thus if the headship of Jesus Christ is not fully yielded to any given place, the best the Lord can do is visit. He cannot take up residency.” From Eternity to Here: Rediscovering the Ageless Purpose of God - Frank Viola.

As we turn our calendars from November to December and approach the Christmas holiday let us be reminded that not much has changed. Christ is still looking for a place to lay his head and call home.

Will you make room in the inn?