No Room

As we read the Christmas story in the book of Luke chapter 2 it is always exciting to me to put myself in the city of Bethlehem that night. Can you imagine how many people must have been in the streets that night; they had come from everywhere. Maybe Joseph and Mary went to the inn to see if they could get a room for the night but there was not one; not for that night anyways. But that's not exactly what the Bible says is it! Why was the phrase "no room" used? Why didn't it read something like this "And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because all the rooms were taken at the inn." No it plainly said No Room! Not rooms! So as I read that it intrigued me to look into it and here is what I found. The phrase "No Room" is only found three times in our Bibles look at them with me Luke 2:7
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. As busy as it was that night in Bethlehem there was something I noticed as I read that second chapter of Luke; no one within that city had time to see about a young woman who was great with child and when she had the baby no one seemed to even care. God had to go outside of the city to some shepherds and they willingly came to see the child because they had room and time but within the city of Bethlehem there was no room. Then I looked at the book of Mark and read this Mark 2:2
And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. Here we find a house so full that there was no room for all to get in; it was packed but for what purpose? If we continue reading there was a man sick of the palsy (paralytic) and no one moved out the way to let the four men who brought him in. As I read those verses I didn't read of anything going on inside; I mean no moving as Jesus preached the word unto them. Preaching will stir folks but these people were so set on just being there and judging all that was going on they almost missed the blessing and some did. So these four men who had brought their friend was not going to stand and wait so they ripped a hole in the roof and let down their friend and two things happened. #1 Jesus saw their Faith  Mark 2:5
When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. #2 Those that had crowded in so that the man sick of the palsy couldn't get in the scribes or religious people began to have questions in their hearts Mark 2:6
But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Mark 2:7
Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? Lots of times Church people just don't have room for Jesus they are too busy making sure everyone else is doing it right that they don't have room for the one who really does matter; Jesus! Then in Luke chapter 12 we find a man so concerned with how the Lord had blessed him that all he could see was I don't have any more room to put my stuff. Luke 12:17
And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? So he let his stuff get in his way of having Jesus in his heart when it mattered most. Why do I say when it mattered most; here's why Luke 12:20
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? His stuff really didn't matter for it will be someone else in the morning. I lived long enough to see that too many just don't have time for Jesus; no room in their heart, no room in their Church and no room in their life and when this life is over there will be no room in heaven and that's not their plan I'm sure. So this Christmas make room for Jesus in your Heart and in your Church and if Jesus is not in your life make room for Him and don't end up like the man in Luke 12 plenty of stuff but no Jesus when the last day came.