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.
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 the context of those verses. How does God use the word "saint" in His word? To whom does it refer?… 2025-11-08 Weekend Rest Journal
The Miraculous Messiah – The First Five Miracles At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed. And the whole city was gathered together… 2025-02-07 Healing Many Sick and Oppressed at Evening
The Miraculous Messiah – The First Five Miracles Now as soon as they had come out of the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. But Simon’s wife’s mother… 2025-02-06 Healing Peter’s Mother-in-Law
The Miraculous Messiah – The First Five Miracles Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You,… 2025-02-05 Driving out an Evil Spirit in Capernaum
The Miraculous Messiah – The First Five Miracles When [a certain nobleman] heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his… 2025-02-04 Healing a Nobleman’s Son
The Miraculous Messiah – The First Five Miracles On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. . . And when they ran out of… 2025-02-03 The Wedding at Cana
From your knowledge of Bible history, make a list of “crosses” born by the earlier apostles. A number of them can be listed just from the life of the Apostle Paul (see, for example, 2… 2025-02-01 Weekend Rest Journal
Follow Me Then another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” Matthew… 2025-01-31 Following Jesus: Top Priority
Follow Me Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” Matthew 16:24 In this call to follow, Jesus… 2025-01-30 Following Jesus: Crosses to Bear
Follow Me Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” Matthew 16:24 In this call to follow, Jesus… 2025-01-30 Following Jesus: Crosses to Bear
Follow Me Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” But when… 2025-01-29 Following Jesus: Fulfilled by Him
