Flashback Friday! This weekend I have the joy of being a part of a big Christ-focused women’s event! I began to wonder about my feelings and the attitude of my heart this year as compared to a similar event last year…I found it to be just the same when I looked up last year’s blog post… re-posting it here for you as you head into your weekend:
Luke 24:27-34 (ESV)
28 So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther,29 but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. 30 When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. 31 And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight. 32 They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” 33 And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, 34 saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!”
I have the privilege of spending this weekend with over 200 women in worship and the Word of God. There will be beautiful decorations, catered dinner, and even vendors selling their wares. Many hours of planning and preparation have gone into making every moment wonderful. However, there is one element we cannot plan, but we can pray. And we have prayed asking the Lord to honor us in a special way with His presence and teach us things concerning Himself from the Scriptures. The passage above from the book of Luke is one of my favorites. For in it these followers of Jesus suddenly realize it is the resurrected Lord himself teaching them from the Scriptures. Surprise! Jesus was present! He was in their house breaking bread with them at the table! “Didn’t our hearts burn within us as He talked with us…?” In no time at all, these Christ followers were on their way back to Jerusalem to share what they had experienced in the Lord’s presence. How will He surprise us this weekend? When our very special weekend is over and there are so many things to tell about, I pray we will be most eager to go and share with others what He taught us and how His presence was real to us in worship, in the Word, and in fellowship with one another. Will you ask the Lord to make His presence known to you wherever you will go this weekend? You may be surprised where He shows up!
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