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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.

Today’s Daily Rest Reading

2026-03-20 Patrick was a Sinner-saint

Saint Patrick "Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD, "Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18 Patrick’s theology was not Lutheran, but it seems that it wasn’t Catholic either, at least not in… 

2025-11-25 Thankful for My Baptism

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Thanksgiving He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. Titus 3:5 NIV It doesn't look like much. You've probably seen it countless times. A guy in a black robe,… 

2025-11-24 Thankful for My Bible

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Thanksgiving I rejoice at Your Word as one who finds great treasure. Psalm 119:162 A pastor at a recent conference asked us to name our most valued earthly possession. We thought about that for a… 

2025-11-22 Weekend Rest Journal

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1. A couple of the devotion’s passages this week comes from the book of 1 Thessalonians. The congregation was confused about the end times and the last day. Paul wrote to them to explain the… 

2025-11-20 The End is Near

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Looking Forward to the End In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" Matthew 3:1-2 Have you ever been… 

2025-11-19 “The Man Comes Around”

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Looking Forward to the End He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is… 

2025-11-18 The Sky is Falling!

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Looking Forward to the End Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be… 

2025-11-17 It’s Not the End of the World

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Looking Forward to the End Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Romans 8:35 What is your worst-case scenario?… 

2025-11-15 Weekend Rest Journal

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1. Pick a seasonal section of the hymnal (for example: Lent in The Lutheran Hymnal—hymns 140 through 159) and read through the hymns in that section. As you do that, write down common themes that… 

2025-11-14 Green – The Color of Growth

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Colors of the Church Year "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 Green…