No Room for Jesus - Bible Baptist Church

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I like the Christmas music, the lights, the decorations, the days off work, the presents, the get togethers. But Christmas is the only birthday celebration I know of where everyone else gets gifts except the one with the birthday. We may say He’s the reason for the season, but how many of you have a gift to give the Lord Jesus Christ? Christmas is the only birthday I know of where sometimes the birthday boy is not allowed to attend. Instead the heroes are Santa, Rudolph, and Frosty.

There is much significance to the manger. It’s significant because of what the manger is and who Jesus Christ is. The angel said this would be a sign to the shepherds that they’d find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. The sign to the shepherds was unmistakable. The manger is where the flock is fed. Here is Jesus Christ, the bread of life, to feed the flock of God. John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

Second, it’s significant why Jesus was there. There was no room in the inn. The inn would be like a house with a couple extra rooms. I’ve mentioned this in years past, but this morning I’d like you to think of yourself as that innkeeper. Jesus Christ comes knocking and you must do something with him.

No room because of ignorance

Perhaps this inn keeper didn’t know who Jesus Christ is.
Maybe there is legitimate ignorance of who Jesus Christ is. But I’d say at this point in human history that is very unlikely.
And if there was ignorance on your part, then in the next five minutes it should be gone.
Jesus Christ is the only man that ever demonstrated the power of God while calling himself the Son of God.
Jesus Christ is the only man that ever claimed to die for your sins to satisfy a penalty that you deserved. You say why would God the Father do that to Jesus Christ? Because God is not like you. He doesn’t pervert rules and judgment for his buddies. He is the Rock, the foundation that isn’t moved. His laws have teeth and mean something.
Jesus Christ is the only man that ever rose from the dead and walked out of his tomb of his own accord.
Jesus Christ is the only man in history for which a record was written hundreds of years before he was born. In other words, prophecy. We can look back on Mohammed. We can look back on Buddha. We can look back on Darwin. But no details were ever given about these people’s lives before they lived. In their cases hindsight could be 20/20. But in Jesus Christ’s case, foresight is 20/20.
Mary and Joseph with Jesus are at the door knocking and you know exactly who it is. What will you do?

No room because of indifference

Maybe you’re aware of who Jesus Christ is, but you don’t believe it.
You can take him or leave him. Makes no difference to you.

No room because of inconvenience

Look, as an innkeeper who is completely booked you’d have to ask guests to leave. You just don’t want to get into that. Now, it’s going to be hard to get those guests out to make room for him.
Nonreligious people have a better understanding of this than religious baptists, catholics, presbyterians, etc. Because the nonreligious will say, If I let Jesus in that means I’m going to have to stop sleeping around. There is a real understanding that sin and Jesus Christ don’t go together.

No room, but you want to believe he’s here

On this night of Christ’s birth, there’s no room in the inn, but the innkeeper has a stable on his property. Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus end up in the stable because there’s no room in the inn. But if you’re the inn keeper who finds out Jesus is the Son of God, you might let people know the Son of God stayed at your place. Except the truth is, he wasn’t allowed to stay in your place. Jesus Christ was only in the vicinity.
This is religion. I want to be able to say Jesus is in my life, without him actually being in my life. I want to say my kids have trusted Jesus Christ even though they’ve never actually trusted Jesus Christ for anything.
I’ve heard this phrase, I invited Jesus into my life. If you’ve said that or you’ve said that about your kids, the question then is, what part of your life did you invite him into?
If I’m a visitor to your inn, so to speak, what room would I find Christ in?

Conclusion

I like the Christmas music, the lights, the decorations, the days off work, the presents, the get togethers. Don’t get hasty with what I’m about to say, please. Christmas is about family gatherings, mourning over lost loved ones, spending money on people, and receiving gifts, and events on top of events on top of events, but can we all be honest? Christmas isn’t much about Jesus Christ. In fact Christmas is much like the inn keeper and much like religion. Jesus Christ is somewhere in the vicinity, but there really isn’t any room for him. We’d love to comfort ourselves with the thought that we make it about him, but that isn’t anywhere near true.
This is Christmas and this is our lives. Jesus Christ says, Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. 21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. Overcomes what? Overcome your ignorance of who Jesus Christ is. Overcome your indifference to Jesus Christ. Overcome your inconvenience with making room for Jesus Christ. That’s all faith. Faith is the victory that overcomes the world. But friend, you don’t get to put Jesus out in a stable while claiming he’s in your life.