2026-04-01 Silent Wednesday
Holy Week "Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." Matthew 26:41 Isn’t it true that when we are bored or restless, we are at…
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.

Holy Week "Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." Matthew 26:41 Isn’t it true that when we are bored or restless, we are at our weakest? It is strange. You would assume that the busiest, most stressful, most chaotic times, would be our weak…
Holy Week "Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." Matthew 26:41 Isn’t it true that when we are bored or restless, we are at…
Holy Week And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to Him. And they said to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things? And…
Holy Week And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it…
1. Read Acts 6:1-7. How many of the individuals listed here are familiar to you? Did the Lord Jesus know them? Does He know you? YES! 2. Read Romans 16:1-16. How many of these names…
Lesser Known Disciples Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. He was…
Lesser Known Disciples And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had completed their service, bringing with them John, whose other name was Mark. Acts 12:25 (ESV) Barnabas and Saul had a disagreement. We…
Lesser Known Disciples Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas…
Lesser Known Disciples Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money…
Lesser Known Disciples So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John until the day…
1. It is said that St. Patrick used the shamrock, or three-leafed clover, to teach the Trinity. Take some time to think about that. Explain how that could be helpful in explaining the Trinity. 2.…