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.
1. Take a few moments to read Job 38-42. Ponder the examples the Lord gives concerning His control over His creation. What lesson did Job learn? How could these chapters be a source of comfort in your own time of trouble? 2. Use a Bible search engine or concordance for additional verses using the words…
Colors of the Church Year Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple…
Colors of the Church Year Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: "Hosanna to the Son of David! `Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!'…
1. Look up the word "saint" in a Bible Concordance or a Bible app. It occurs almost 100 times in the Old and New Testaments. Pick a few verses that use the word and study…
All Saints After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white…
All Saints And others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were…
All Saints Through faith [they] subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant…
All Saints Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with…
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…
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…
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…
