An Encounter with The Risen Jesus

"It felt like a fire burning in us when He explained the scriptures to us." Luke 24:32 NCV

The two Emmaus-bound pilgrims discovered the power of the Scripture that first Easter Sunday. They were broken-hearted from the crucifixion: "Sadness [was] written across their faces" (Lk 24:17 NLT). They allowed their pain to blind them to the presence of Jesus. He'd risen from the dead, and though they didn't yet recognize Him, He'd come to take their sorrow. How would He do this? "Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself" (Lk 24:27 NLT).

He opened their eyes, lifting their heavy hearts with the Scriptures. He chose the one thing that never fails - God's Word! Did it make a difference? For those two it did: "It felt like a fire burning in us when Jesus talked to us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us." Trying to live a victorious Christian life without a daily dose of the Scriptures is like trying to run your car on an empty tank, work all week on an empty stomach, or pay your bills on an empty checking account.

Steve Farrar writes: "I need to be reminded of what is true. God's Word gives me a dose of reality. My morning briefing in the Word gives me a perspective that I don't get in the world. I need God's commentary on my life every day. A Christian...in this society is swimming upstream. Without the constant nutrition of the Word, he will soon tire and be dragged off by the sheer force of the current." So, spend time each day in the Scriptures!