And they said to one another, “Did not our hearts burn within us while He talked with us on the way and while He opened to us the Scriptures?” Luke 24:32
On Resurrection Day, two men’s hearts were changed on the road to Emmaus. At the outset, when Jesus met them on their journey, He described them as “fools and slow of heart to believe”.
They were men who had slow, sluggish hearts: so engulfed were they in recounting the terrible things that happened to Jesus two days before, mulling over how He was crucified and put to death by the chief priests and rulers. Jesus, the One they thought would redeem Israel from all her enemies and woes, the earthly Messiah who would bring peace and prosperity to their homeland. Now their hopes were demolished.
They had a different vision and all they deliberated upon was Christ’s misfortune, overlooking what they had heard that very same day, that early in the morning, certain women went to the sepulcher, saw a vision of angels and an empty grave. Slow and heavy hearts dwell upon the worst things that have happened and never get past these events.
As Jesus walked with them and discussed the Scriptures, starting from Moses and all the prophets, slowly a kindling in their hearts began, and around sunset, when they approached Emmaus, their hearts were burning … “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
What a tremendous transformation, such that after Jesus disappeared from their midst at Emmaus, “on the same hour”, they excitedly headed all the way back to Jerusalem, to walk another seven miles, in the darkness of evening, to be with the eleven apostles. They could not contain themselves, they had so much fire within them, their hearts were raging to deliver one message: “The Lord is risen indeed”.
Hearts slow to believe were transformed to quickened, burning hearts of faith when Jesus walked with them, talked with them, and opened the Scriptures to them.
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Isn’t it exciting that even today we can walk with Christ and He will kindle that fire within?! He lives!!! Great post any time of year, but especially now. Well done, Dee.
Thanks, Ken, yes, it is truly exciting to live this Christian life, walking with Jesus, and experiencing the fullness of joy that Christ alone can give.
When we spend time with the Lord, there is always a quickening, a rejuvenating, a re-flaming of hopes and promises that we may have let slip because of delay. That heart on fire for Him is recaptured and rekindled as we envelope ourselves in our Lord, where we should always strive to be. Thank you, Dee, for a very timely and needed post…God bless you!
Lester
Wonderfully said, Lester. Spending time with the Lord indeed rejuvenates and increases our fervor for Him.
Nicely said and terribly encouraging. Thanks
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