IN THE ININJMI
The loneliness of Christ was real and ever-present. He was truly despised and rejected of men (Isa. 53:3). It was one thing for Christ not to be admitted into the inn at His birth; it was sad indeed for Him to find so little room in the hearts of men during His earthly ministry; but it is equally true that there is today NO ROOM FOR CHRIST IN THE HEARTS OF MANY WHO PROFESS HIM Just as Christ was crowded out of the life of Martha by her many duties, so He finds no room in the hearts of many who claim to know Him now (Lk. 10:43). He is crowded out by the cares of this world. Men are so busy with worrying about this and that, with the result that Christ is excluded from the mind which has so many thoughts flowing through it each day. Sicknesses, losses, burdens, fears, and anxieties do their work of crowding Christ from the hearts of many who claim to have a knowledge of Him. Then pleasures have the same effect. Men can so revel in the things of this life and be so engrossed in them, that they lose sight of eternal things. The duties of life have a way of multiplying upon us. Business problems and matters of career so fill the hori zon, that there is no time left for Christ or the things dear to Him. Alas, sin has its own peculiar and effective power to push Christ from the center of the life. It has been found that those who have no room for Christ are many times harboring some sin which they are unwilling to give up. When Christ is admitted into His rightful place, He crowds everything else out. When the other things are admitted first, they crowd Him out. The effect of sin in a man’s life, whether he be a professed follower of Christ or not, is like the effect produced by allowing a single drop of ink to fall into a glass of pure water, which almost imperceptibly contaminates the whole. Would that we were like the soldier of Napoleon’s army who was wounded one day by a bullet that entered his breast above his heart. He was carried to the rear, and the surgeon was probing the wound with his knife, when the soldier finally said, “ An inch deeper, and you will find the emperor.” Christ’s name should be on our hearts and in our hearts. Finally, we know full well as we look about us, whether at the Christmas season or throughout the year, that there is
NO ROOM FOR CHRIST IN THE HEARTS OF THE UNSAVED
In Psalm 10:4 we are told of the unbeliever: “ God is not in all his thoughts.” Look about you and you will find that there is no room for Christ in governmental matters. He is King of kings and Lord of lords, but there is no country where man will allow Him to be entrusted with the affairs of government. Men have no room for Christ in intellectual matters. He is the divine Teacher. Never man spake as He did. All asked from whence He acquired such wisdom as He displayed at all times. But how many unsaved ask Him the way out of their mental conflicts? And what room is given Him in spiritual matters? Some religious leaders, only human, are accorded more weight in spiritual matters than He is. How many heed His desperately important word that all must be bom again in order to see or enter the kingdom of God? (Jn. 3:3). Many are prepared to tell us that they have no need of a Saviour; all that is necessary is an example. When we remember that man is dead in trespasses and sins, we can well imagine the value of offering a corpse an example to follow (Eph. 2:1). The Lord of glory wants the warm inn of our soul. May He find all ready and willing to give Him this place.
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