December 24

Life’s inn still full

“There was no room . . . in the inn” (Luke 2:7).
“The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head” (Matt. 8:20).

What Christ is ever seeking is room. The Bethlehem Inn was too full to receive Him, and lost its greatest opportunity. To each of us, in our Inn of Life, comes the same Christ, seeking “room.” Are we too crowded to give admission to the King of kings?

No room!
No room!
No room for Thee,
Thou Man of Galilee!
The house is full,
Yea, overfull.
There is no room for Thee,
Pass on! Pass on!

Nay—see!
The place is packed.
We scarce have room
For our own selves,
See how shall we
Find room for Thee,
Thou Man of Galilee—
Pass on! Pass on!

But—if Thou shouldst
This way again,
And we can find
So much as one small corner
Free from guest,
Not then in vain
But now—
The house is full.
Pass on!

Christ passes
On His ceaseless quest,
Nor will He rest
With any,
Save as Chiefest Guest

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