Luke 2 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration whenQuirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
Whenever God has come to earth to encounter man, there is a stated or implied question: "Is there any room for Me, in your life, in this land, in this world?" Does He fit in with our plans?" That, of course leads to another questions: "Are we willing to have our plans changed?" Mary, Joseph, the Innkeeper - just about everyone involved in this account had their plans changed, in order to accept and live out His plans. Most made room, which makes this a "happy" story. But some, many, maybe even most, did not. They saw it a someone else's story, maybe even an inconvenient coming, of which they wanted no part. In order to really "make room", changes must occur in how we think and what we do. As He comes this Advent, and asks us to change, will He find any room in us?
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