Luke 24:30–32: Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight. And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?”
That explosive moment was burned into their minds for eternity. And then he was gone. But their hearts were left with Easter fire: “They asked each other, ‘Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?’ ” Their winter of soul was gone forever. So it is when the Scriptures come alive in your soul with the centrality and reality of Jesus Christ. The great Frenchman Blaise Pascal must have been somewhere in the Emmaus latitudes on the memorable night of November 23, 1654, when he wrote in his journal the word “Fire” to describe the most memorable spiritual experience of his life. 1
Your Word is Truth
When was the last time your heart burned with passion to pursue the Word of God and the Will of God? Are you satisfied with the choices that you are making? Has the fire of His Word burned away all your desire to be “a player” in the world? Are you known for your heart to serve others, or for your desire to make a name for yourself?
My heart was hot within me; While I was musing, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue: “Lord, make me to know my end, And what is the measure of my days, That I may know how frail I am. –Psalm 39:3–4
You Alone are God
A heart that burns for Jesus, is a heart that is on fire to do the will of God. – TWEET IT
Your Will be Done
Lord, thank You for opening my eyes and my heart to know You and to serve You.
1. Hughes, R. K. (1998). Luke: that you may know the truth. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.
