2026-04-30 All Things Work Together for Good
God Does Not Exaggerate “For all things work together for good to those who loved God.” Romans 8:28 We view tragedy every day, and we experience it more than we’d like to. Like Job, who…
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28
Our Lord Jesus Christ speaks this invitation to those who are burdened by sin, guilt, and the stresses of this fallen world. Jesus has taken up the cross for you and calls you to follow, so that you might learn from Him. His gentle, lowly way reveals that God’s purposes are not to burden or trouble you, but to give you rest for your soul. Each day He says, “Come to me.”
Daily Rest is a daily devotion book inviting readers to come to Jesus, learn of His gentle and lowly ways, and find rest for their soul. Daily Rest is published quarterly by the Church of the Lutheran Confession with devotions supplied by a volunteer staff of CLC pastors and teachers.

God Does Not Exaggerate “For all things work together for good to those who loved God.” Romans 8:28 We view tragedy every day, and we experience it more than we’d like to. Like Job, who questioned God’s wisdom, Christians are also prone to doubt the goodness of God in the face of evil and grief.…
God Does Not Exaggerate “For all things work together for good to those who loved God.” Romans 8:28 We view tragedy every day, and we experience it more than we’d like to. Like Job, who…
God Does Not Exaggerate “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” Philippians 4:6 There is virtually no limit to the causes…
God Does Not Exaggerate “For with God nothing will be impossible.” Luke 1:37 The question of how the Messiah could be born of a virgin is not limited to Mary. Even the angel Gabriel’s answer…
God Does Not Exaggerate “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God.” 2 Timothy 3:16 Human beings often speak with hyperbole, many times not even recognizing it. When we use hyperbole in disagreements, it tends…
1. There is a saying: “Fear is ‘what if?’, Faith is ‘even if !’”. What does this mean to you in connection with God’s Word and promises? 2. Read each verse of the 23rd Psalm…
The Good Shepherd He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul. Psalm 23:2-3 In Monday’s devotion, we rejoiced that our Good Shepherd knows…
The Good Shepherd Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4…
The Good Shepherd “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” John 10:11 If there is any doubt that Jesus loves us, this verse puts our minds at…
The Good Shepherd “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he…
The Good Shepherd “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me.” John 10:14 (NIV) When young children have a hard day at school, they come home looking for comfort…