Luke 2:6,7; “While they were there, the days were completed for her to give
birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in clothes,
and laid Him in a manger, because there was
no room for them in the Inn.”
The world can be a pretty cruel
place sometimes and rejection is one of the things that many of us struggle
with. It is not hard to have a rejection complex if for instance, as a child
you grew up without one or even any of your parents around. Or, if you had
friends that pushed you aside in favour of their own needs and desires. These
events in our lives leave their mark. It's so easy for us to just give up and
quit trying when everything seems to be going against us. This fruitless path
of least resistance seems to be one that we choose with peculiar regularity.
Now, on this particular night
everyone was rejecting Joseph and Mary as they searched for a place for Mary to
give birth. As a husband and father of two, I could only imagine the
frustration and rejection I would feel if nobody would provide a place for one
of my children to be born. However, this birth that Luke is talking about isn’t
just any child that was going to be born, it was the Christ, the Saviour of the
World; even so, rejection was not far away. Like a lion waiting for the moment
to strike his prey, Satan was readying his assault. And in the midst of all the
rejection of this evening, the scriptures never point out that Joseph and Mary
lost control and simply decided to throw in the towel, they simply kept looking
for somewhere that would accept them, rather than reject them. We must remember
that the nature of this fallen planet and the evil prince that is at work here,
WILL always offer us the hand of rejection rather than acceptance. It was Jesus
himself that told us ‘not to be surprised when the world hates us, because the
world first hated Him’. This is what we deal with every day. But, thanks to our
Lord, we are more than conquerors and can accomplish all things in Christ who
strengthens us.
When you find that there is 'No
Room' for you, turn to Christ your redeemer and you will find more acceptance
than you could ever imagine.
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