PREPARE HIM ROOM

One year a church was holding its annual Christmas pageant with children playing all the parts. A small boy portraying the innkeeper in Bethlehem was instructed to turn away Joseph and Mary from his inn. The boy, however, felt so badly for them that he said, “Sorry, there’s no room in the inn,… but you can come over to my house!”

Today, it seems, Christ is turned away from many places and from many hearts. He’s not welcome. But have you invited Him to come into your home,… into your heart? Is busyness crowding Him out? Is sin blocking the door? Are you afraid of what the neighbors might say?

The Gospel of John says, “He came to what was His own, and His own people did not accept Him. But to all who received Him, who believed in His name, He gave power to become children of God, who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God.”  (John 1:11-13 NRSV)

This contemporary worship song by Sovereign Grace Music puts it all together:
“Oh, our hearts, as busy as Bethlehem
Hear Him knock, don't say there's no room in the inn
Through the cradle, cross, and grave
See the love of God displayed
Now He's risen and He reigns
Praise the Name above all names!
Prepare Him room
Prepare Him room
Let the King of glory enter in.”

 -- David T. Wilkinson, SOUND BITES Ministry

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