2024-09-24 Connection Made
Jesus the Evangelist A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. Then the woman of… 2024-09-24 Connection Made
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.
Holy Week After two days it was the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Him by trickery and put Him to death. But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar of the people.” Then Judas Iscariot, one of… 2025-04-16 Holy Wednesday
Jesus the Evangelist A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. Then the woman of… 2024-09-24 Connection Made
Jesus the Evangelist He needed to go through Samaria. So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob’s… 2024-09-23 Contact Desired
1. List some earthly things that give you joy. 2. List some heavenly/spiritual things that give you joy. 3. Offer a prayer to God, asking Him to increase your appreciation for the eternal things, and… 2024-09-21 Weekend Rest Journal
Ecclesiastes A good name is better than good oil, And the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth. Ecclesiastes 7:1 NASB In Biblical times, ointments were used to improve one’s… 2024-09-20 A Good Name
Ecclesiastes Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man is; for he cannot dispute with him who is stronger than he is. For there are many words which increase futility. What… 2024-09-19 Planning with God
Ecclesiastes All a man's labor is for his mouth and yet the appetite (that is, the soul) is not satisfied. Ecclesiastes 6:7 NASB1995 (Read Ecclesiastes 6:1-9) Looking at things from an earthly perspective, Solomon tells… 2024-09-18 The Grateful Soul
Ecclesiastes The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, Whether he eats little or much; But the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep. Ecclesiastes 5:12 (Read Ecclesiastes 5:9-20) Two thousand years… 2024-09-17 The Lasting Riches
Ecclesiastes "If you see the oppression of the poor and the ruthless denial of justice and rights in a province, do not be shocked over the matter, for one higher than the high is on… 2024-09-16 The Highest Power
1. This week, we examined the roles of laypeople in the congregation. Philip in the Book of Acts is an example of a layperson who was sent as an evangelist. Philip in Acts is not… 2024-09-14 Weekend Rest Journal
Encouraging the Roles of Laypeople Exhort the young men to be sober-minded, in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility, sound speech that cannot be… 2024-09-13 Younger Men