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. Read Psalm 127. What does it teach about work and God’s role in your labor? 2. In what ways can you see your job (or daily tasks) as service to God and neighbor? 3. What are you currently carrying that Jesus invites you to lay down (Matthew 11:28)? 4. Write a prayer asking God… 2025-09-06 Weekend Rest Journal
Zechariah In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet. Zechariah 1:1 Zechariah is one of… 2024-07-22 Zechariah – Prophet of the Passion
1. Reread Philippians 2:1-11. Here we are given Christ’s example for how we are to live our lives in service to each other. It is Christ alone who makes possible a life that reflects His… 2024-07-20 Weekend Rest Journal
Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on… 2024-07-19 Mindful of Confession
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Philippians 2:8 Have you ever heard of “Obedience School”? It’s… 2024-07-18 Obedient Minded
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by… 2024-07-17 Christ Minded
The Servant’s Mind Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own… 2024-07-16 Lowliness of Mind
The Servant’s Mind Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the… 2024-07-15 Single-minded
Holy Scripture has many Bible passages that can help us better understand what we are praying about in the Lord’s Prayer. Look up these Bible passages to expand your understanding of the first three petitions… 2024-07-13 Weekend Rest Journal
The Lord’s Prayer God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:3b,4. Since none of us fully know the mind of God… 2024-07-12 The Third Petition: Your Will Be Done On Earth as It is In Heaven.
The Lord’s Prayer Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now… 2024-07-11 The Second Petition: Your Kingdom Come
