Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
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Matthew 11:28 - “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Jesus has come to do the work so that we might have rest from burdens and labors we are not capable of bearing. He frees us from sin, death and the demands of the Law. In that peace and rest of Jesus we find a new purpose His light yoke is not a
burden to bear, but a joy!
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Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Zechariah 9:9–12; Romans 7:14–25a; Matthew 11:25–30
Jesus Christ, Our Savior, Is Our True Peace and Sabbath Rest
Though we have died with Christ in Holy Baptism, and we are raised to new life in Him, we find “another law waging war” in our body and life, that is, between our old Adam and the new man (Romans 7:23). By the Spirit of Christ, we “desire to do what is right,” but we are not able to do so because “nothing good” dwells in our sinful flesh (Romans 7:18).
“Thanks be to God,” therefore, “through Jesus Christ our Lord,” who delivers us from “this body of death” (Romans. 7:24–25). We rejoice in Him, our gentle King, who comes “righteous and having salvation” (Zechariah. 9:9). He speaks peace to our embattled hearts, and by His blood of the New Testament He sets us “free from the waterless pit,” and He returns us to the stronghold of our Baptism (Zechariah. 9:10–12).
Though we “labor and are heavy laden,” He calls us to Himself and gives rest to our souls through His free and full forgiveness (Matthew 11:28), not because we are “wise and understanding,” but by the “gracious will” of God the Father, whom “the Son chooses to reveal” in love (Matthew 11:25–27).
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Life Thoughts for the Week
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost – Sin dwells in each one of us so that even when we desire to do what is right, we are seldom able to do it without stain (Romans 7:18).
Therefore, even Christians fall into sins which dehumanize our neighbors. We treat others differently or harbor hatred toward them because of their race, political views, past sins, etc.
Thanks be to God that He is pleased to reveal His salvation to us in His Son, Jesus Christ, forgiving our sins, delivering us from the power of sin, and considering us as His own beloved children (Matthew 11:25-27; Romans 7:25).
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