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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.

Today’s Daily Rest Reading

2026-03-13 The River of the Water of Life flows for Me

Ezekiel Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was water, flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple faced east; the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple, south of the altar. Ezekiel 47:1 If you… 

2025-02-04 Healing a Nobleman’s Son

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… 

2025-02-03 The Wedding at Cana

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… 

2025-02-01 Weekend Rest Journal

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… 

2025-01-31 Following Jesus: Top Priority

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… 

2025-01-30 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 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… 

2025-01-28 Following Jesus: Our Mission

Follow Me And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then He said to them,… 

2025-01-27 Following Jesus : Undeserved

Follow Me As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him. Matthew 9:9 In…