THE HERD HAS HEARD (Burning Hearts)

Greetings all you Mooers and Milk Shakers... how's life in the herd?

In our last Rambling we talk about the CORAZON DEL FUEGO...the HEARTS OF FIRE...and we had the burning desire to learn the SECRETS OF THE HEART.


If you will recall...that the story on the back of Captain Rodney's Pirate Gold Hot Sauce revealed that Captain Rodney might share with you the SECRETS OF THE HEART... for a price. Well...the price has been paid for you...and the secret is no longer a secret.

In Luke 24:1-35...there is a report of women finding an empty tomb. They were told that, "He is not here...HE IS RISEN." Starting with verse 13...we begin walking with two disciples...walking to the village of Emmaus. This was
about 7 miles from the city of peace...Jerusalem. As they were walking along the road...they were conversing with each other about all the things which had taken place. While they were in the process of discussing these things...JESUS approached them...and began traveling with them. There eyes were prevented from recognizing Him. If you see the picture above...you see a man who has been on the Emmaus walk...and his eyes have been opened. Aaaaaaaaaaah refreshing. Jesus began to question them about what they were talking about. At this point they stopped...stood still...and looked sad. One of the men named Cleopas...answered Jesus' question with a question..."Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem and unaware of the things which have happened here in these days?" NOTE: I've got a feeling that Jesus had a clue about what was going on. Jesus answered there question with another question and said, " What things?" The began to tell Him about about Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet, mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and the people. They told Him about how the chief priests and the rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death and crucified Him. They then begin to open up to the real problem. They were hoping that it was He who was going to REDEEM ISRAEL. They related how 3 days later...the women found an empty tomb...and claimed they had a vision of angels telling them that HE WAS ALIVE...but they did not see Him. It seems that the root of their sadness was LOST HOPE. The man who they thought would redeemed Him died...and even His body was gone.
Jesus pointed them back to the PROPEHTS...who wrote that the CHRIST/MESSIAH had to suffer these things and enter into His glory. He then began to lay it out by chapter and verse (there really was no chapter and verse at this point...He did use the Word)...beginning with Moses and the Prophets and explained to them the things concerning Himself in ALL THE SCRIPTURES. NOTE: The next time you read the Old Testament...read it with Jesus in mind.

As they approached Emmaus...it was getting toward evening. Jesus (they still did not know who He was)...acted as if He would walk on farther. They convinced Him to say and have a little supper with them.

ALERT...ALERT...ALERT....SECRETS OF THE BURNING HEART ABOUT TO BE REVEALED.

REVELATION IN THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD

vs. 30: He reclined at the table with them
vs 30: He (a) took the bread (b) blessed it (c) broke the bread (d) gave it
vs 31: Thier eyes were OPENED...and they RECOGNIZED Him

At this point He vanished from their sight. Here is the statment that many have made since then..."Were not our HEARTS BURNING WITHIN US while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?"

That is what happens to us. The seed of the WORD is planted in our hearts...and when he take the bread/manna of the Word...BLESSES it, BREAKS it apart for us...and GIVES it to us...our eyes are opened...and we recognize Him. This is the type of HEARTBURN that you do not want to apply Tums... Prilosec....Nexium...Gaviscon...Alka Seltzer...Pepto...etc

May the BURNING never leave you. Notice after the expereince...they arose...returned to Jerusalem...and found others to declare: THE LORD HAS REALLY RISEN....and then they began to RELATE THEIR EXPERIENCES on the road and how He was recognized by them IN THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD.

That's all being a witness is about. Have a burning...RECOGNIZE Him...known that HE REALLY IS RISEN...and RELATE your experiences to others.

Love and Risen Kisses
Rodney "A Hunka Hunka of Burning HEART" Boyd