Daily Devotion for 05 May 2024 (6th Sunday of Easter)
Easter Season | Confident.Faith
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Show Notes
Readings
- Psalm 135
- Psalm 60
- Numbers 3:1–16, 39–48
- Luke 14:25—15:10
- Formula of Concord: Solid Declaration, VIII, 88–96
Commemoration
Today we commemorate Friedrich the Wise, Christian Ruler. Elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525, Friedrich the Wise was instrumental to the Reformation. Although he never met Luther, Friedrich aided Luther significantly, including refusing to extradite Luther when the pope demanded it in 1518 and arranging for Luther to be ‘kidnapped’ and safely hidden in Wartburg Castle after the Diet of Worms. Beloved of his subjects, Friedrich was called “the Wise” for his sense of fairness and his justice. Upon his deathbed, Friedrich received the Lord’s Supper in both kinds — a clear confession of his Lutheran faith.