2025-08-05 What Do You Depend On?
Love Stronger than the Mountains “For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the LORD, who has…
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.

Ezekiel Afterward he brought me to the gate, the gate that faces toward the east. And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east. His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with His glory. It was like the appearance of the vision…
Love Stronger than the Mountains “For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the LORD, who has…
Love Stronger than the Mountains “For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the LORD, who has…
1. Read Romans 1:16-23. Why do people have no excuse for failing to believe that God exists? Why do people give in to Satan’s “gaslighting”? 2. Read John 5:19-25. What is it about Jesus’ words…
Don’t Fall for Satan’s Gaslighting! If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He…
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6 The true Jesus warned his followers that "Many will come in…
Don’t Fall for Satan’s Gaslighting! The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the…
Don’t Fall for Satan’s Gaslighting! The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Psalm 19:1 Satan, the master gaslighter, has led much of the world to an alternate “reality.” He…
Don’t Fall for Satan’s Gaslighting! “The devil was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from…
1. Think about the people and things this world idolizes. Attitude, Power, Pride. Now think of the things that this world looks down upon. Meekness, humility. Compare this to Servant of the Lord in Isaiah…