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.
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 moment, and then he said, "Isn't it your Bible!?!" What is your Bible made of? If it has been around… 2025-11-24 Thankful for My Bible
Colors of the Church Year In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. John 1:4 In Jesus there is life, eternal life given to you through Him. This life that Christ… 2025-11-12 White – The Color of Unending Light
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… 2025-11-11 Black – The Color of Death, the Death of Jesus Christ, Our Lord
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!'… 2025-11-10 Purple – The Color of Royalty
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… 2025-11-08 Weekend Rest Journal
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… 2025-11-07 The Communion of Saints
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… 2025-11-06 The Trials of the Saints
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… 2025-11-05 The Victories of the Saints
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… 2025-11-04 The Great Cloud of Witnesses
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… 2025-11-03 Saints – Who Are They?
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… 2025-11-01 Weekend Rest Journal
