Then their eyes were
opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. 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?” Luke 24:31-32
What a moment!
Can you even imagine walking down the road with a friend and, seemingly out of nowhere, the resurrected Jesus comes up and joins your conversation? Then, beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he explains to you “what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself”! What wouldn’t you give to be there for what had to have been the Bible study of the ages? If I could insert myself into any one moment in history, that would probably be it.
Yet life walked closely with Christ is actually full of “those moments,” even today. Those moments ...
What a moment!
Can you even imagine walking down the road with a friend and, seemingly out of nowhere, the resurrected Jesus comes up and joins your conversation? Then, beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he explains to you “what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself”! What wouldn’t you give to be there for what had to have been the Bible study of the ages? If I could insert myself into any one moment in history, that would probably be it.
Yet life walked closely with Christ is actually full of “those moments,” even today. Those moments ...
... when Jesus joins us on the
road to our destination ... and our eyes are opened and our hearts burn within
us;
... when, in prayer, we talk with God as openly as the two disciples spoke with Jesus that day ... and our eyes are opened and our hearts burn within us;
... when the Holy Spirit opens up the Scriptures and speaks their deep truths into our spirits ... and our eyes are opened and our hearts burn within us;
... when, like the two men who returned to Jerusalem to tell their story, we share with others our encounters with Jesus ... and their eyes are opened and their hearts burn within them.
... when, in prayer, we talk with God as openly as the two disciples spoke with Jesus that day ... and our eyes are opened and our hearts burn within us;
... when the Holy Spirit opens up the Scriptures and speaks their deep truths into our spirits ... and our eyes are opened and our hearts burn within us;
... when, like the two men who returned to Jerusalem to tell their story, we share with others our encounters with Jesus ... and their eyes are opened and their hearts burn within them.
For the Scriptures are still living and active, today. They still point to Jesus, today. And he still meets us where we are today.
For me, those moments happen each time I sit down with Bible, notepad and pen (and coffee). It's a simple time of reading God's word ... jotting down whatever related thoughts come to mind ... and writing out a prayerful response. Without fail, God's word speaks truth and elicits the response that rises up from my soul. To all the people who had recommended journaling throughout the years, you were right!
How precious the moments when our eyes are opened and our hearts burn within us! They happen, you know. They still happen ...
“I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.” Psalm 86:12
[Recommended reading: the Luke 24:13-35 account of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus in the NIV or The Message.]
For me, those moments happen each time I sit down with Bible, notepad and pen (and coffee). It's a simple time of reading God's word ... jotting down whatever related thoughts come to mind ... and writing out a prayerful response. Without fail, God's word speaks truth and elicits the response that rises up from my soul. To all the people who had recommended journaling throughout the years, you were right!
How precious the moments when our eyes are opened and our hearts burn within us! They happen, you know. They still happen ...
“I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.” Psalm 86:12
[Recommended reading: the Luke 24:13-35 account of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus in the NIV or The Message.]
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