{"id":19237,"date":"2014-04-23T00:15:32","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T04:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=19237"},"modified":"2014-04-22T23:44:04","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T03:44:04","slug":"hearts-still-burn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/04\/23\/hearts-still-burn\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Hearts Still Burn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16629\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" width=\"341\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Faded hope and grim despair on the day of the murdered king<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Foolish minds and unbelief could not grasp what the prophets sing:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Did not Jesus have to suffer, enter glory through agony<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">When the King unpacked his Word their hearts leapt and their eyes could see<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Everything the Scriptures say in the Prophets, the Law, the Psalms<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Touching Jesus, called the Christ, is fulfilled in this gospel song<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">The Messiah had to suffer had to rise on the first Lord\u2019s Day<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">We proclaim to every land true forgiveness in Jesus\u2019 name<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">We were deaf but now we hear Scripture\u2019s voice both in type and word<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Unbelief that had us chained has become in our eyes absurd<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Did our hearts not burn within us as He spoke with us on the way<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And our hearts still burn with fire as His Word speaks to us today<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~ \u00a0Words and Music by Matt Boswell and D. A. Carson \u00a0~<br \/>\n~ Sung by Jeremy Casella ~<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_fZzdjYcP4E?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0*<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Luke 24:13-33<br \/>\nAnd behold, that very day two of [the disciples] were going to a village called Emmaus, [which is] about seven miles from Jerusalem.<br \/>\nAnd they were talking with each other about all these things that had occurred.<br \/>\nAnd while they were conversing and discussing together, Jesus Himself caught up with them and was already accompanying them.<br \/>\nBut their eyes were held, so that they did not recognize Him.<br \/>\nAnd He said to them, What is this discussion that you are exchanging between yourselves as you walk along? And they stood still, looking sad and downcast.<br \/>\nThen one of them, named Cleopas, answered Him, Do you alone dwell as a stranger in Jerusalem and not know the things that have occurred there in these days?<br \/>\nAnd He said to them, What [kind of] things? And they said to Him, About Jesus of Nazareth, Who was a Prophet mighty in work and word before God and all the people\u2014<br \/>\nAnd how our chief priests and rulers gave Him up to be sentenced to death, and crucified Him.<br \/>\nBut we were hoping that it was He Who would redeem and set Israel free. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things occurred.<br \/>\nAnd moreover, some women of our company astounded us and [drove us out of our senses. They were at the tomb early [in the morning]<br \/>\nBut did not find His body; and they returned saying that they had [even] seen a vision of angels, who said that He was alive!<br \/>\nSo some of those [who were] with us went to the tomb and they found it just as the women had said, but Him they did not see.<br \/>\nAnd [Jesus] said to them, O foolish ones [sluggish in mind, dull of perception] and slow of heart to believe (adhere to and trust in and rely on) everything that the prophets have spoken!<br \/>\nWas it not necessary and [essentially fitting that the Christ (the Messiah) should suffer all these things before entering into His glory (His majesty and splendor)?<br \/>\nThen beginning with Moses and [throughout] all the Prophets, He went on explaining and interpreting to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning and referring to Himself.<br \/>\nThen they drew near the village to which they were going, and He acted as if He would go further.<br \/>\nBut they urged and insisted, saying to Him, Remain with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is now far spent. So He went in to stay with them.<br \/>\nAnd it occurred that as He reclined at table with them, He took [a loaf of] bread and praised [God] and gave thanks and asked a blessing, and then broke it and was giving it to them<br \/>\nWhen their eyes were [instantly] opened and they [clearly] recognized Him, and He vanished (departed invisibly).<br \/>\nAnd they said to one another, Were not our hearts greatly moved and burning within us while He was talking with us on the road and as He opened and explained to us [the sense of] the Scriptures?<br \/>\nAnd rising up that very hour, they went back to Jerusalem&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>What a glorious account! \u00a0Can you even imagine???<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> \u00a0<\/span><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Try<\/span>&#8230;put yourself in the sandals of Cleopas and his friend as they trudged along saddened to their very core.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Three days earlier Jesus had been crucified by death on the Cross before the entire city. \u00a0And His disciples had clearly been expecting that He would be alive (not that they understood HOW that would happen!). \u00a0But after the women came back from the now empty tomb&#8230;and Jesus\u2019 body was missing&#8230;and told them a \u201ctale\u201d about angels&#8230;and Jesus being alive&#8230;well, it was just TOO much! \u00a0Perhaps these two disciples just needed a break from all the emotion and drama and weariness and desperate sadness, and set out for this short journey.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously all that had transpired was pressing on their minds and hearts&#8230;it was the center of their conversation as they meandered along. \u00a0Then, <strong><em>the very One Whom they spoke of<\/em><\/strong> was suddenly walking alongside them. \u00a0(Note that they recognize Him as the Lord&#8230;their eyes were \u201cheld.\u201d) \u00a0And Jesus (so kind! Is our Lord not the most compassionate?!?) spoke with them, drawing them out&#8230;and finally, our Lord begins to explain \u201c&#8230;and interpreting to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning and referring to Himself&#8230;.\u201d as He continued walking along them. \u00a0All the while, teaching and reminding and explaining and expounding to them about Himself&#8230;to no avail&#8230;<span style=\"color: #800080;\">UNTIL<\/span> He was sharing a meal with them, and had taken the bread, broken it, and was giving it to them. \u00a0<em><strong>Then<\/strong> <\/em>their \u2018eyes were instantly opened and they clearly recognized Him\u2019..<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800080; text-decoration: underline;\">.they got it<\/span><\/span>! \u00a0The next words they spoke always thrill and amaze my heart: \u201cWere not our hearts greatly moved and burning within us while He was talking with us on the road and as He opened and explained to us the Scriptures?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Ok, you can put your own sandals back on.) \u00a0This\u2014dullness of heart and mind, failure to hold the Word in our hearts, inability to put the truth of the Scriptures together\u2014is our quandary, at times, too. \u00a0But we <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>DO<\/em> <\/span>also have those times when our hearts are \u2018greatly moved\u2019 and are \u2018burning within us,\u2019 don\u2019t we? \u00a0And so we should praise and thank the Lord for those times&#8230;and ask for more! \u00a0This Jesus, who strolled along the road to Emmaus with Cleopas and his friend, also walks and talks with us&#8230;me and you! \u00a0In fact, He now lives within us; He is always available to us; He is interceding for us at the Father\u2019s right hand!<\/p>\n<p>My prayer for all of us is that we would seek our Lord, asking His wisdom, seeking His truth, receiving discernment and guidance and knowledge&#8230;and that we would voice our thankful praise saying, \u201c<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><em>Were not our hearts greatly moved and burning within us while He was talking with us<\/em><\/strong><\/span>&#8230;.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faded hope and grim despair on the day of the murdered king Foolish minds and unbelief could not grasp what the prophets sing: Did not Jesus have to suffer, enter glory through agony When the King unpacked his Word their hearts leapt and their eyes could see Everything the Scriptures say in the Prophets, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":16629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4937],"tags":[235,6155,1287,425,6154,6157,6156,6153,4932],"class_list":["post-19237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-coleen-hayden","tag-d-a-carson","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-jeremy-casella","tag-luke-2413-33","tag-matt-boswell","tag-our-hearts-still-burn","tag-psalms-hymns-spiritual-songs","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p39pHp-50h","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19237"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28126,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19237\/revisions\/28126"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}