I read an article the
other day about Christmas that made me think about my everyday life. Remember the inn-keeper? The one who told
Mary & Joseph that there was no room left in the inn? The Bible says there
was no room at the inn (Luke 2:7) which implies someone must have told them so.
Imagine being that person…the one who turned away Mary & Joseph….the one
who turned away Jesus Christ. What a missed opportunity! How horrible and sad a
day it was when the innkeeper realized what he had missed and who he had turned
away!
Even though Christmas
is months away, I can’t help but think: How often in my everyday life do I miss
Jesus? How often do I miss opportunities that He has laid out for me only
because I am too busy or overly self-consumed? How many times & how often
do I turn him away without even realizing it? My goal is to spend more time
with Him so I can become more aware of His presence & more aware of those
opportunities He gives me. I challenge you to do the same!
Think about it… do
you really want to be like the inn-keeper? There is a day coming when we will
find out if we are like him or not & Jesus will be the one to tell us.
So everyone who acknowledges me before
men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
(Matthew 10:32, 33
Don’t deny Jesus. It
will be the biggest & greatest opportunity you’ll miss.
