Moment of Meditation: Abide with Me (Luke 24:29)

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.
(Luke 24:29)

"Abide with Me"

Henry Lyte's last verse of "Abide with Me" expresses the burning of the disciples' hearts--both on the way and at the table after Jesus disappears from their sight. It's a plea and prayer as they begin to understand what happened that Passover weekend. Lyte writes:

"Hold Thou Thy Cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies.
Heav'n's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me."

The prayer is a wonderful reminder to us that we shouldn't just ask Jesus to abide with us while things are going good. We should ask Him to abide with us at all times--in life and even in the midst of the struggles of death--so that He can show us His mercy and love poured out for us from the Cross. Take a moment to pray and ask for Jesus to abide with you this morning. Amen.