Do You Have Heart Burn?

Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight. And they said to one another, “Did not our hearts burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?” –Luke 24:30-32 (NKJV)



If you have followed my testimony at any time, you know that I gave my life to Christ in 2001, walked away for a few years, and came back for good in 2007. I often describe that day of when I recommitted my life as “my heart began to burn…” You see, when Jesus really begins to pull at your heart and the Spirit is moving - you know it! Does God move in the lives of
unbelievers? Absolutely- otherwise, how else would anyone ever get saved in the first place? However, it’s when we really begin to build a close and intimate relationship with God that our hearts yearn for more of what He has to offer. We were created for worship, and when our Creator speaks to us personally, there is no greater experience. Jesus got very close with
His disciples and expressed His feelings as the time neared for the crucifixion. In John 15:15 He tells them that He no longer calls them His servants, but rather, His friends. I mean, can you really imagine that day? The God of the universe, the One who created them in the first place, was washing their feet! Jesus set the mark right there- teaching the disciples what a true servant of the Lord is, showed how much He loved them and how we should love each other, and promised the coming of the Holy Spirit.


My question to you today is: “Does your heart burn for Christ?” Are you so head over heels in love with Him that you know it when you’ve stepped too far away? And, does your heart burn when He moves in your children’s lives as well? A burning heart doesn’t have to be the result of some huge move of God (although that would get us going). No, a burning heart can be when we actually recognize all of the little things God does in our life, and consider how lost we are without Him. Seek Jesus daily. Fan that flame of the Holy Spirit by keeping the worship going. Pray and thank the Lord for all that you’ve been blessed with. Most of all, praise Him for saving us when He didn’t have to…because His heart burns for us- forever.