FIT FOR A KING!

FIT FOR A KING!

Luke 2:7

7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

           The trappings of privilege were absent when the King of Kings was born. There were no pristine hospitals and no specialists were in attendance at Mary’s delivery. God filled the only room available to Him and it was sufficient. Even without the trappings of privilege there was majesty in the manner of Jesus’ birth. The stellar heaven sent out the birth announcement. Distant friends brought gifts to the baby shower and nearby friends came to call.

           The world’s leaders today, as then, seem to be defined by their fine accommodations. Without them they would hardly be noticed. When their babies are born they receive the best services that money can buy. They pace not so much from anticipation but from fear. All the fussing and fury is not a sign of strength but weakness. When Jesus was born the evidence suggested that God was sure of Himself. He was not worried that the bed was just of straw. He was not concerned with infection or exposure or lack.

Ps 103:19

19 The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.

[Had I but known…]

I would have turned the whole inn upside down,

His Honor, Marcus Lucius, and the rest,

And sent them all to stables.

So you have seen Him, stranger, and perhaps

Again may see Him? Prithee say for me

I did not know; and if He comes again,

As He surely will come, with retinue,

And banners, and an army--tell Him, my Lord,

That all my inn is His to make amends.

Alas, alas! to miss a chance like that!

This inn that might be chief among them all--

The birthplace of the MESSIAH--had I known!

Amos R. Wells

Dear Lord, let me enthrone you in my heart today – and make my heart a place fit for a king. AMEN