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A Good Story |
| VOLUME 3 | ISSUE 29 |
| NOVEMBER 13, 2001 |
...and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son.
She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger,
because there was no room for them in the inn.
Luke 2:7 [NIV]
I visited someone at Sparrow Hospital in
Lansing, MI yesterday. As I arrived at the hospital,
I located the visitor parking lot and pulled in to
find a place to park. I was surprised to discover
such a small lot for such a large downtown hospital.
I drove around the lot for a few minutes looking for
an empty space. It didn't take long to figure out
that I was not on my mission alone, but there were
several people searching for that allusive
place to park.
As I drove around the lot, I began looking for
someone walking to their car so that I could follow
them to their place and capture it before someone else
arrived. After loosing five or six places to other
searching cars, I realized that I would have to be
more aggressive in my hunting. It was "every man for
himself." Finally after at least 20 minutes, and
without being too aggressive and rude, I snuck into a
parking space as other vehicles tried to beat me to
it. I finally arrived, but not before I was
frustrated and angry.
As I thought about that experience, I remembered
the search that Mary and Joseph made to find a place
to give birth to the Savior of the world.As we
approach Thanksgiving and Christmas, is their room for
Jesus to live in your life? Has your life become so
filled with other things that Jesus has to search for
an open space and try and slip in before anything else
comes to take the place? What a stark reminder I had
yesterday to make room for Jesus. This is a busy time of year;
one that tends to creep up on us and fill our lives
before we even realize what hit us. Will Jesus have
to fight for a place to park in our heart this
Christmas?
In the parking lot close to the hospital was a
helicopter landing pad. It was big with plenty of
room for important deliveries to land. It was a place
of prominence. When they come in with a patient they
don't have to look for a parking space. Is there a
place of prominence in your heart for Jesus? What do
you need to clear away so that Jesus can sit on the
throne of your heart? Don't be caught without a
parking space available
for Jesus.
Blessings!