“Did not our heart burn within us?” Luke 24:32
The first law of physics states inertia is when a body is at rest it will remain at rest unless it is acted upon by a force which causes it to move. We could also say that a law of nature is that people tend not to like change, and instead of moving forwards it is so easy to settle for the status quo. Too easily our instinctive tendency can be inertia, unless and until something disturbs our apathy and stir us into action. Some of Yeshua’s disciples had become accustomed to the life they had been living as His followers, even while awaiting what they thought was going to happen – His being revealed as the deliverer from the Roman occupation of Israel – rather than His crucifixion at Calvary. After His death, some left and went their ways, dejected and questioning how what had happened fitted in with their preconceived ideas. Two such disciples were walking on the road to Emmaus when Yeshua joined and talked with them on their journey. Later, as we read in Luke 24:32, they said one to another, ‘Did not our heart burn within us, while He talked with us by the way, and while He opened to us the scriptures?’
Are you aware of His abiding presence with you today? Does your heart burn within you as He walks and talks with you on your life’s journey? Does His presence warm your heart and stir your spirit? If so, you will be aware of a burning within as He and you converse together. If that is not your experience, listen to the words of Yeshua to the Laodiceans in Revelation 3:15-16. (paraphrased) “I know… that you are not hot or cold. I want you to be one or the other, but not lukewarm. If you are lukewarm, I will spew you out of my mouth.” That is why it is important to regularly check “the temperature” of your heart’s relationship in connection to Yeshua. Why not do it today?