Stories by Firefly! : 12 Days of Christmas || Day 9 || The Innkeeper by John Piper: Review

Good morning, lovelies <3

Today I'm reviewing a tiny little book that I picked up at my favorite used bookstore on a whim and totally knocked me off my feet. And just... yeah, everyone should read this.

Then I'm off to do some official last minute Christmas shopping, and hopefully catch up on reading y'all's posts. What are y'all up to today? <3

The Innkeeper by John Piper

Only two weeks from His crucifixion, Jesus has stopped in Bethlehem. He has returned to visit someone important--the innkeeper who made a place for Mary and Joseph the night He was born. But His greater purpose in coming is to pay a debt. What did it cost to house the Son of God?
Through this imaginative poem, John Piper shares a tale of what might have been. The story of an innkeeper whose life was forever altered by the arrival of the Son of God. Ponder the sacrifice that was made that night. Celebrate Christ's birth and the power of His resurrection. Rejoice in the life and light He brings to all. And encounter the hope His life gives you for today--and for eternity.

This.Was.Incredible.

Picture this. In the weeks before the Crucifixion, Jesus journeys back to the village of Bethlehem, to the innkeeper who had to turn Mary and Joseph away from his roof, but offered them a place among his livestock.

There He meets a man, a man who has lived a broken, lonely life for the past thirty years. A man who lost everything because of a choice to unknowingly offer shelter to the infant Messiah.

The words in this tiny book gave me literally chills. Every Christian should read and ponder this. 10/10 recommended. <3

"I am the boy
That Herod wanted to destroy."

"God's ways are high, and you will know
In time. But I have come to show
You what the Lord prepared the night
You made a place for Heaven's Light."