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Introduction:
Imagine yourself traveling to a dangerous city and finding that all the hotels have a “No Vacancy” sign; or even worst, a “No Hispanic Admitted” sign.
How would you feel?….. What would you do?…..
There was a time when many places had a sign “No Blacks Admitted”
Likewise, many people rejected Jesus.
Even as a new-born, he was rejected at the inn.
Read Luke 2:1-14
It should not surprise us that there was no vacancy.
Many had come to register themselves in the census ordered by the Caesar.
Although they were born in Bethlehem, they were coming from Nazareth.
The Jews saw with suspicion the people from Nazareth.
The suspicion was so great that they had a saying, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth.”
When Joseph and Mary arrived at the inn, they found out there was no vacancy for them, all the rooms were taken, or they were told that.
Remember that there were no hotels as we know them now.
I do not think there was even one with 100 rooms.
The inn keeper could represent the people who did not realize what they were rejecting by rejecting Jesus.
He was the needed Good News.
The good news were news of salvation.
He was bringing salvation to the world.
For at least four hundred years, since the days of the return of the exiles to Jerusalem, they had been waiting for the Messiah.
His name was Jesus (Yeshua), for a reason:
He came to a lost and needy world to offer what they needed:
Mark 10:45 (NASB95)
“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
Salvation would come through His sacrifice at the cross.
He was also bringing peace...
He was bringing peace to men.
No one can deny that this world needs peace.
But, in order to have world peace, man must have peace.
Governments may have negotiations and treaties….
But Jesus is the only one who can give that peace.
He was bringing true satisfaction.
The Bread of Heaven was born in the “house of bread” (Beth-lehem).
He is the bread that satisfies the soul.
Approximately 750 year before Micah, the prophet, had announced that the insignificant village would be the cradle of the “Bread of Life”.
People are still looking for satisfaction in life, but do not find it…
Ilust.
I had it all, but no satisfaction
Jesus is the Bread and the Water that truly satisfy the soul.
Unfortunately:
There was no room for Him.
There was no room for Him in the government.
Herod, the Great, tried to kill Him because he considered Jesus as a threat to his kingship…
Pilate crucified Him to avoid risking his position before Caesar and before the people.
For many years, the US government closed its doors to Jesus, until the tragedy struck on Sept 11.
Some people wait for a tragedy to open their heart to the Savior…
There was no room for Him in the schools.
The religious groups, mainly Pharisees and Sadducees, represented the schools of Jesus’ time.
They were the main ones to reject the Messiah.
The US did something similar.
In 1963, the Supreme Court of the USA declared the mandatory readings of the Bible in public schools was unconstitutional.
They waited for the Columbine tragedy to open their doors to Bibles in schools.
There was no room for Him in the families.
Peter, in his second sermon (Acts 3), told the multitudes:
And,
There was no room for Jesus in their hearts.
Let me ask you, Is there room for Jesus in your heart?
- Gospel and Invitation.
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