The Burn

There was a time when health conditions commonly known to this “older me” were a mystery.  I remember the first time I ever had heartburn, I couldn’t dial my doctor fast enough!  Having never experienced it, I was certain it was something deadly and cause for urgent care!

 

Have you ever wondered how otherwise brilliant minds can be so … dense?  Surely, this is what two of Jesus’ followers wondered about themselves after the resurrected Jesus joined them on their journey from Jerusalem to Emmaus.  Disappointed and dejected at Jesus’ death, they were the epitome of powerlessness and hopelessness!  Well into the journey, their spiritual eyes were opened to recognize the Master, and then said to one another: “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road and while He opened the Scriptures to us.” (Luke 24:32).  Burning hearts – can this be what is lacking in Christians today – hearts pressed beyond intelligence and benevolence to a real longing to feel “the burn” and know Him more intimately.  It’s been called “heavenly heart burn” – that intense yearning (burning) to go deeper and farther into the Things of God.  That more naïve me did learn about heart burn and what to do about it.  Do you burn for things of Christ?  If not, pray you do!  If you do, pray you are never cured!