Is There Room In Your Heart?

Family hiding from the storm
Found no place at the keeper's door
It was for this a Child was born
To save a world so cold and hollow

The sleeping town did not know
That lying in a manger low
A Saviour King who had no home
Has come to heal our sorrows

Is there room in your heart (3x)
For God to write His story?

Shepherds counting sheep at night
Do not fear the glory light
You are precious in His sight
God has come to raise the lowly

Is there room in your heart (3x)
For God to write His story?
You can come as you are
But it may set you apart
When you make room in your heart
And trade your dreams for His glory

Make room in your heart (2x)

Mother holds the Promise tight
Every wrong will be made right
The road is straight and the burden's light
For in His hands He holds tomorrow ....

This is a beautiful song. As I listened to it, I could not help but be impressed by the question:

Is there room in your heart for God to write His story?

The moment the divine became human, it became a personal story. God opened the Way to Himself through providing redemption for the human race. The Apostle Paul sums up the purpose of His coming to the Philippians:

Christ Jesus ... made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. (Philippians 2:7-8)

C.S. Lewis wrote in 'Mere Christianity': The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God. Christ atoned for our sins on Calvary's cross and now He offers us the greatest gift ever given - eternal life!

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

This is a story of love and reconciliation waiting to be written in our lives.

Is there room in your heart for God to write His story?

Make room in your heart!

Have a wonderful Christmas and every blessing in the New Year!

xxx

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