My Heart Burns for You

"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 24:32)

"The word burn means exactly what you think it does: 'to make to burn,... flaming... to consume with fire.'... Your heart means far more to Christ than anything. That your heart is utterly taken with Christ is more important than any amount of service you could render or rules you could keep. If Christ has your heart, He will have your obedience (see John 14:21). God wants to completely captivate your heart and cause it to burn with passion for Him. It is His absolute priority for you according to Mark 12:30; joy and satisfaction will elude you in its absence. Two immutable keys exist that turn our spiritual ignition and inflame godly passion. Both are tucked like rubies in the embers of Luke 24:32. '"Were not our hearts burning within us while he [1] talked with us on the road and [2] opened the Scriptures to us?"'

"To me, 'talked with us on the road' is a wonderfully personal and tender representation of prayer and 'opened the Scriptures to us' is a perfect representation of Bible study. Beloved, we may do many other things to fan the flame of our spiritual passion for Christ, but all other efforts are in vain without the two sticks of prayer and Bible study rubbed together to ignite the fire."

"I'm talking about entering into a love affair of prayer with Jesus Christ, where you talk to Him throughout the day recognizing that He, the unseen One, is a far greater reality than those within your vision. I'm talking about opening up the Word, throwing back your head, face toward heaven, and saying, 'Thrill me with Your Word!' (see Ps. 119:18). Evolving into this kind of intimacy with God takes time, but the road trip is half the excitement!... I'm talking about the meshing of two lives, yours and Christ's, increasingly engulfing and igniting the whole of heart, soul, mind, and strength. God is more than eager to give you a heart full of fire for His Son."

-- by Beth Moore, Jesus, the One and Only

As we talking to God and meditating His Word, He will fill us with His light and His truth, and give us the true passion for Him.

Then we will realize that our hearts are burning for Him, for He has risen, and He is in our midst!