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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

2026-04-24 The Good Shepherd – He Leads us to Rest

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 us. Jesus knows exactly what His sheep need and will provide it. In Psalm 23:2, David paints a beautiful picture… 

2025-11-03 Saints – Who Are They?

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All Saints To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus… 

2025-11-01 Weekend Rest Journal

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1. Read Romans 5:1-5 and write down some ways that the good news of justification applies to you. 2. Read Psalm 32. In this Psalm David rejoices in the wonderful gifts of the forgiveness of… 

2025-10-31 Subjective Justification

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Reformation: Justification But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness. Romans 4:5: What good would all the money in the world do… 

2025-10-30 Objective Justification

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Reformation: Justification Righteousness shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our… 

2025-10-29 Universal Justification

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Reformation: Justification In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:19 (ESV) To whom does this decree of… 

2025-10-28 Forensic Justification

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Reformation: Justification Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God apart from the… 

2025-10-27 The Most Important Teaching of All

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Reformation: Justification These are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name. John 20:31 (ESV) What is… 

2025-10-25 Weekend Rest Journal

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1. The outstanding feature of the profile of Isaiah that we find in the book that bears his name is his role as evangelist of the Old Testament. To him the LORD revealed the person… 

2025-10-23 He Was a Prophet of the Christ

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Profile of the Prophet Isaiah But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5…