Making Room For Others
Jesus made room for everyone, for all types of people — neighbors, the poor, His betrayers, strangers, children, and so many more. It was a mark of His ministry: giving Himself and offering Himself to others and to the Father. Jesus made room because His is a gospel for all people. The apostle Paul wrote, "For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus." (Gal. 3:27–28) In the gospel, there is no “other” — there is only “us.” By His grace, God makes us living testimonies of Christ’s life by this truth: “We love because He first loved us.” (1John 4:19) In being inconvenienced and uncomfortable and messy, we find a nearness with God because Jesus was these things and more on our behalf. We are learning to make room for others because while we were still sinners, room was made for us.
