Set My Soul Afire Lord

SET MY SOUL AFIRE LORD

LUKE 24:32

24:32 And 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?

A little background here from this passage and what is going on.

Here we find where the Bible says two people were on their way from Jerusalem a few days after the crucifixion of Jesus upon that hill called Calvary, traveling to the small town of Emmaus,

The Bible say one of those were a man named Cleophas,the Bible does not name the other person but studying the scriptures I think the other one was a woman named Mary.

Here is why I think that,

#1- There were three Mary’s at the crucifixion of Jesus. There was the earthly mother of Jesus, Mary, she was there.

#2- There was Mary Magdalen who Jesus cast out the demons and being a prostitute.

#3-Then there was the third Mary, which was the wife of Cleophas. In John 19:25

19:25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

Mind you this was Mary’s the mother of Jesus’s sister. In fact, when you read about the Marriage at Cana where Jesus preformed his first miracle, turning water into wine. This was her marriage of that sister, Mary marring Cleophas.

So, I do believe that the person that was not named was Mary the wife of Cleophas. The Aunt and Uncle of Jesus.

They were leaving Jerusalem and headed back to the tiny town of Emmaus, which is about 7 ½ miles away.

I’m sure they were confused, they were down trodden, they were sad, they were trying to just understand all that had just happened.

So let us pick back up in verse I started with verse 32.

I want you to see something here. Notice that it says; they said one to another, did not our heart burn within us.

They had the “heartburn.” Something inside them was set afire and it was burning in their heart. This heartburn was not something that Rolaids, Pepto-Bismo or any other antacid could cure.

They had a deep rooted burning in the soul, the depth of their heart that only can be reached by the hand of God.

Notice here too where it says; he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

Here we find the cause of this “heartburn,” HE meaning Jesus talked to them.

Let me stop right here for a moment and tell you, if Jesus ever stop by while you are going somewhere and begins to talk to you, your heart is going to burn too. You are hearing the Lord or Lord, the Rose of Sharon, The bright and morning star, the first, last, Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the very Son of God.

Your heartburn comes from the depths of your soul and it will be set afire!

Not only did he just talk to them but “HE OPENED UP TO US THE SCRIPTURES”

Look with me to verse 27, Jesus started in the days of Moses and went from there. He had 7 ½ miles that he could tell them scripture concerning Him, Jesus.

He may well have started in Genesis and went forward through the life of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He may have told of the love affair between Ruth and Boaz leading up to the story of their linage of King David which if you follow that on out it comes to Jesus.

Maybe the story of Elijah being swept up by a whirlwind into the air.

I’m telling you right now, if Jesus comes walking up behind you and starts telling you about the truth and the way, your heart will go to burning too.

We need our hearts to be set afire this morning. We need that fire to burn and allow the scriptures to be opened to all of us.

Do you remember when you first got saved? Man, you were “on fire” for God.

You could not wait until the church doors opened, you had to be there.

You could not get enough of reading your Bible, you had to have it.

You were telling everyone you knew that you were saved, and a child of God and Heaven was your home.

You had the “heartburn.”

Now, maybe…. Is it just same old same old? Go to church stay for an hour or a little longer then go home and fix lunch and relax?

You might decide to maybe read some of the Bible during the week? How about your prayer time?

When you first got saved, you were praying and knelling and worshiping and having fits of joy of happiness by getting in touch with God.