Yesterday's Christmas Devotional by Kathleen Schwartz December 25 – Come, Lord Jesus

Each of these Advent devotions has ended with “Come, Lord Jesus.”   Historically, Advent has been a time when we celebrate Jesus birth in Bethlehem, and anticipate the time when Jesus will come again.  But between the babe in the manger and the King coming on clouds, we are living.    We often believe that we have to ask Jesus to come into our situations.  But He is already there.  But we do need to ask for Him to come into our hearts, our minds, our emotions.  We hold the door to the rooms of our lives.  We need to seek His birth over and over again into the decisions we make, into the way we interact with others, into the things we do in our family, our work, and our community, and into the ordering of our time and lives. 

Celebrate this day with Joy and may this be either the beginning or the continuing of living lives as disciplined ones – disciples – helping to build His Kingdom here on earth until He comes again.   

Amen.  Come, Lord Jesus

Thou didst leave thy throne and thy kingly crown

When Thou camest to earth for me.

But in Bethlehem’s town there was found no room

for thy holy nativity.

Thou camest, O Lord, with the living word

That should set Thy people free;

But with mocking scorn and with crown of thorn

The bore Thee to Calvary.

When the heav’ns shall ring and the angels sing

At Thy coming to victory,

Let Thy voice call me home, saying “Yet there is room-

There is room at My side for thee.”

O COME TO MY HEART, LORD JESUS-

THERE IS ROOM IN MY HEART FOR THEE!