Why the World has No Room for Jesus

Any Room for Jesus?

by Andrew Grosjean

Canaan Baptist Church

Luke 2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2 ([And] this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Beth-lehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) 5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. 6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. 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.

I. Our world does not really have any room for Good People. They kept Joseph, Mary, and Jesus all out in the cold.

A. Joseph was a Respectable Father

He was committed to doing the right thing. He did not want people to think that he was immoral with Mary. Nor did he want to publicly accuse her. Our society has no room for men of purity. We push our men to be effeminant. We do expect them to be immoral. We expect them to be selfish. The world does not know what to do with men that are serious about God and about doing right. Joseph could have left Mary alone and left her to do her own thing. But no, Joseph was committed to his wife. Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just [man], and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. 20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

B. Righteous Woman (truly a virgin).

Though she was a virgin, people did not believe. The world expects their daughter to be immoral. After all, it is their own body right? They can do what they want, right. No, that is not God's way. And the world does not know what to do with a young lady that is committed to virtue.

C. Responsibility of a child Matthew 19: 14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

Our world is intolerant of children. They choose anything and everything they want rather than let children have a place in their life. Yes, children are a responsibility, but they are worth it.

People think that Planned Parenthood has the answers. No, we need to stop shutting out children out of our lives, even the unplanned ones. What would our world have been like if Planned Parenthood had come along to Mary and said, “Look, you are an unmarried woman. People are going to look at you differently for the rest of your life if you go through with this pregnancy. You don’t have any money. You don’t have a job. You don’t have any family to support you. And Joseph is homeless right now. Why not just terminate this unplanned pregnancy and wait until you are better established.”

NO! God knew exactly what He was doing. Yes, a new baby is a hard thing sometimes, but God sent them all the money that they needed so that they were not homeless. In fact, they received all the resources they needed. Gold, frankincense, and myrrh went a long way in that society. Do not close your door to any little child. God has someone that will open their lives to them. Bring them into this world. There is a family that will take them in if you cannot raise them yourself.

D. Real families.

I can just imagine that Inn Keeper saying, “If it were just one of you. . . But we have a policy, No children in our Inn. In fact, no birthing in our Inn. If it were just one or two, but not your whole family.” We live in a country where our laws, taxes, and policies give advantages to unwed mothers and divorced people. Our world, in the name of compassion actually makes it harder for real families to continue. We do this by offering aid to unwed mothers, but the mother in the same situation financially except that she is married is refused. We do this also when our tax system makes it cheaper for the unmarried person than for the married. We do it again when our government pays for mothers to put their own children to death. This is a societal atrocity of which our nation should be ashamed. We need to support those families that want to do the right thing and get married. We need to support those parents that want to do the right thing and take the responsibility for their children.

II. No room for Genuine Pauper (Poor).

If Mary and Joseph had been rich when they got to the inn, that Inn Keeper would have found room for them. But they were not rich until later when the wise men visited.

A. Poor in Silver.

They did not have the world’s wealth, and so they did not get the world’s respect. While poverty is not a virtue, neither is wealth. We need to remember those in the past, in our spiritual heritage who were not wealthy in the worlds goods. Jesus at some times during his earthly ministry said that he did not even have provision for lodging. Paul said that he knew how to suffer want during his ministry as well. This world will always show preference to the wealthy over the poor. But his is not God’s way. He does not show favoritism. He does not love one man over another. He does not respect one’s wealth. He needs nothing of our possessions.

B. Poor in Sophistication I Corinthians 2:1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. 2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. 4 And my speech and my preaching [was] not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Being sophisticated is fine. Understanding the nuances of conversation and communication is advantageous. But this does not make us any more acceptable to God. Being educated on the finer points of polite society does not make God love us anymore. The world does prefer the more sophisticated person over the unsophisticated, and the world tends to push those out that are not. If Mary was carrying a Prada purse, and Joseph had Armani robes . . . And if they rode in on a Limo camel instead of a Yugo donkey, they would have gotten a room. If Joseph was an attorney with a Rolex sun dial on his wrist, they would have gotten a room because they would have been seen as sophisticated. They had no worldly influence. They had no political pull. They were simple and good people.

God, on the other hand, says that He chooses the simple in this world to confound the wise. He uses the foolishness of the Gospel to save everyone. If you want to get to heaven, you have to be like a child. A child is not rich or sophisticated. He is not educated or wise by the world’s standards. He is simple. That is God’s way for salvation. You have to come in simple if you come in at all.

Paul could have been sophisticated in his preaching to the Corinthians, but he refused to be so. He wanted those at Corinth to be moved and persuaded by the Spirit of God rather with how well he could speak or the inspiring nature of his philosophies. Paul was simple in preaching that salvation is a free gift that you cannot buy. You have to just believe and receive it.

C. Poor in Spirit Isaiah 66:1 Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest? 2 For all those [things] hath mine hand made, and all those [things] have been, saith the LORD: but to this [man] will I look, [even] to [him that is] poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

This is the person that God accepts, but the world has no room for. The person who is poor in spirit recognizes that he has nothing to make himself more valuable to God than anyone else. God loves us all the same. The poor in spirit is not prideful and recognizes his utter dependence on the provision of God, both physically and spiritually. The world has no room for this person because they eat up the person who is humble and meek. They detest the person that is not egocentric. They want those that are self absorbed and full of themselves. They say that do not like those people, but why is it that these people fill our entertainment world and are the big stars? The Inn keeper had no room for two humble people with no money and no influence.

III. No room for God’s Plans

A. His Son Psalms 2:7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou [art] my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

The world had no room for Jesus in that day just as today. Jesus is the only begotten Son of God. The world and the Jews back then could not accept that. The Muslims today also cannot accept that. The Jews back then knew that calling Jesus the Son of God made Him equal to God the Father. They understood that the son has the nature of the father. So, they would not call any man the son of God because that would mean that that man was equal in nature to the Father.

The Jehovah False Witnesses and other similar groups do not understand that today. They will call Jesus the Son of God, but not Deity. They do not really understand what they are saying. The Bible demonstrates conclusively that Jesus was saying that He was equal to God by calling himself the Son of God. John 5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

Other groups like the Mormons diminish the deity of Jesus by saying that He was the brother of Lucifer. Satan may have been a son of God, in that he was a direct creation of God, like all the angels are. But only Jesus was called the only begotten Son of God. Jesus is more than any angel including Lucifer because He created everyone of the angels. Jesus was not created because the Bible says that He created everything that has been created. Colossians 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

The world has no room for Jesus because He is the only begotten Son of God, equal to God in glory, power, and deity. He became a servant to the Father for our redemption, but God will raise Him to all glory.

B. His Sovereign Matthew 2:11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. 12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

Jesus is the anointed Sovereign of God. The world has no room for Jesus because He is the Lord of all. I am not a democrat or a republican. I am definitely not a libertarian or a green party person. I am a Theistic Monarchist. I believe that God will rule on this world in the person of Jesus Christ. He will rule on the throne of David in the city of David. He is the rightful monarch of the world. And He is deity. So, I am a Theistic Monarchist. The world has no place for Him still today just as then two thousand years ago. They have no room for Jesus to rule as Messiah in Jerusalem. So, they keep pushing Him, God’s Sovereign, out of society and their lives and our governments.

C. His Salvation Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

Finally, the World pushes Jesus out of their lives today because He is God’s only salvation. This is not accepted because people hate to admit that they truly need Jesus. This is going to make some enemies, but every religion except for Biblical Christianity teaches that Jesus is not enough to get anyone to Salvation.

Roman Catholics, Mormons, Jehovah False Witnesses, Muslims, Modern Judaism, Eastern Religions as well, they agree on one point of doctrine. They all say that you have to follow a certain code of conduct to have peace with their various gods. They all disagree on the particulars. What is and where is Heaven/paradise/eternal rest? They all have differences. Which things should you do to be a good person? They all have their own specifics. But they all agree on one point. You will not get to the eternal rest if you do not do something and keep doing it.

This is in direct opposition to Ancient Judaism and Christianity. Abraham was made righteous, not by sacrifice, but by faith. Christ is not welcome in our world because the World has no room for His brand of Salvation. He was the sole price for salvation, not the blood of bulls and goats, not becoming a missionary or wearing holy underwear, not by following the Watchtower, not by obeying your papa or praying to the mother, not by the five pillars. . . All of these things are the works of the flesh and cannot save anyone. The only thing that saves anyone is the perfect and complete sacrifice of the sinless God/man. He demands that you come to Him on His terms: Simple Faith. You are a pauper before God. You do not get to Heaven by being good or doing good.

This world has no room for Jesus because He is God’s given salvation.

December 19, 2009