Hearts Afire

“When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him… ‘Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?’” Luke 24:30-32

These precious words are manna from Heaven for me! These were the two from yesterday’s devotional who were walking on the road to Emmaus. On all counts from their base of knowledge they were joined by a man whom had great knowledge of the Bible. All they knew was that this man knew His stuff and brought them encouragement. They invited Him to follow them home and join them for dinner. Now that was one dinner guest they would never forget.

Only when they entered into communion and fellowship with Him did they recognize their dinner guest. They had walked the street of discouragement and had not recognized ‘He who redeems.’ They had invited an encouraging guest but hadn’t recognized Him as The Encourager in all circumstances.

Do you think that the nail scars appeared as they watched Him pull apart the bread for them to share? As He gave thanks with His eyes closed do you think their eyes stayed wide open realizing Who sat before them?

Many times after we have walked our journey is when we realize the Who, the When and the What - Who God used to minister and comfort us, when He carried us instead of us walking on our own and what the circumstances were in which we were redeemed and delivered. It is through our communion and fellowship with Him that we suddenly recognize He is talking with us and opening the Scriptures to us to reveal His will for our lives.

The two people on the Road to Emmaus didn’t have the recognition of Christ until they became still, invited Him into their home and sat their table for His involvement. We cannot just walk and talk about our hopes on our journey in life…our hearts must be burning within us for the One who died for us.