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 Darkness came over all the land. Matthew 27:45 NIV If you're reading this devotion in the wee hours of the morning, chances are you've been out shopping, or are planning on going out soon. Yes, today is Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. Not much of a shopper myself, this day… 2025-11-28 Thankful for Black Friday
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?… 2025-11-17 It’s Not the End of the World
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… 2025-11-15 Weekend Rest Journal
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… 2025-11-14 Green – The Color of Growth
Colors of the Church Year Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak… 2025-11-13 Red – The Color of Fire
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
