Because there was no room for them in the inn

Luk 2:7 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.

Good morning dear friends, what a wonderful day it was yesterday in the house of God! Another came forward and accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. His name is Michael and he is 10 yrs old! He and his mother have been visiting for quite some time and they both joined the church last night, hallelujah! I am so excited for our church as there has been much going on, and the Lord is the centerpiece of it all! Our Pastor decided to use the above verse for a special day in honor of Christ. Usually when we read the above verse we don't think of the implications of what is said. Dear friend, if you will notice the verse says there was no room for him in the inn. From the beginning Christ was rejected and He hadn't even begun to preach of the glories of God! Well our church fully accepts Jesus as the head of the church and the promise of our salvation, so instead of no room for Him in the church we packed it out for whosoever would come. We had such wonderful services and the preaching was great! Yesterday we took up our Christmas offering and this year we are applying it to our building fund. We are going to raise $10,000.00 towards the groundbreaking on a new church building. God blessed us because after both services we have managed to receive 5100.00. We are all so excited to watch God bless and see lives saved because of His Son, we are also thrilled in the fact that we could receive such a wonderful offering from His people. Now I want to also encourage you to read the account given to us in the Bible concerning the birth of our Lord and Savior. In America we have over dramatized, commercialized, communized, and nearly destroyed the true meaning of Christmas. It is during this day that Christ was born, no folks it's not about the presents, it's not about the food, it's about Christ and Christ alone. If it were not for His birth then there would be no holiday, if it were not for His birth then I for one of many would not be sitting here glorifying Him. From the foundations of this world Christ was, and will continue to be, the reason for my life and purpose on this earth. May God bless you this Christmas eve, and may you glorify Christ before you think about anything else, remember to count your blessing and name them one by one, they have all come because of The One..Christ Jesus. If by chance you are surrounded by family and friends that don't know Christ as their personal Savior then I encourage you friend to ensure that you witness to them of the importance of His birth, and their need of salvation.