Are you like the Inn-Keeper?

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.