Christmas

Luke 2:7-10

The God who is Almighty came down as a common man on this day of Christmas.

• v7: There was no room in the inn. This is just a symbolic representation of His life in this world. He came to this world, but people didn’t give Him the respect due to Him. The only place given to Him in this world was the cross.

Story: There was a mentally disabled man who didn’t get a job any where. Finally he was employed by a drama troupe, into a play called “The Christmas”. His role was that of the inn keeper. In the play, Mary and Joseph came to him. The man was told to say, “No room” and keep quiet. But he instead said, “Please wait. We have a room in our house”. He forgot about the play in a moment. He was ready to give his house to the needy.
The play was spoilt but a mentally disabled man turned out to be much better than the mentally abled us? At the time of His birth, there was no room on the inn. How about in our lives today?

• v10: The shepherds were the first to know about Jesus. Shepherds were despised by the society. They were not allowed into any of the celebrations. The wise men went to the palace in search of the King born unto us. But the shepherds, who were unaware of the King’s birth, were the first ones to know about Him.

What is the gospel for this world, for the so called sinners of the society and for the unjust people of this society? We have been able to get this good news into our lives. Only then can we share the good news with others.

Let our prayer this season be
“Lord, let me know the good news of Christmas and let me spread this to others”.