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.
The Beatitudes “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 So easily, Jesus could have avoided sorrow and suffering. He could have rallied twelve legions of angels and destroyed His enemies. Actually, it took only a word in Gethsemane. “I am He,” He said, and all His enemies fell over, as…
Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “The LORD be with you!” And they answered him, “The LORD bless you.” Ruth 2:4 True love is genuine and characterizes every relationship in life!…
True Love—Illustrations in Ruth Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field, and glean heads of grain after him in whose sight I may find favor.” Ruth 2:2 “When you…
True Love—Illustrations in Ruth She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the LORD has brought me home again empty. Why do…
True Love—Illustrations in Ruth Ruth said: “Entreat me not to leave you, or to turn back from following after you; for wherever you go, I will go; and wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my…
True Love—Illustrations in Ruth Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go return each to her mother’s house. The LORD deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. The LORD…
True Love—Illustrations in Ruth “May he (Obed) be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has…
Read and reflect on Bible’s teaching concerning: 1. The distinct nature of humanity which we have inherited, from Acts 17:22-28. 2. The sinful nature we have inherited, and our need for renewal, from John 3:1-8.…
Bequests From Adam and Eve, Our “Uncommon Ancestors" Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand…
Bequests From Adam and Eve, Our “Uncommon Ancestors" “I will put enmity between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.”…
