2025-08-14 The Trusting King
Kind David Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts,… 2025-08-14 The Trusting King
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.
Jesus’ Confrontations with the Pharisees Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” Luke 15:1-2 (ESV) Where would you like to eat lunch? It seems clear that the Pharisees believed some sinners to be… 2025-09-18 Dining with the Scum of the Earth?
Kind David Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts,… 2025-08-14 The Trusting King
King David Then David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod. So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with… 2025-08-13 The Worshiping King
King David The LORD said to you, ‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.’ 2 Samuel 5:2 The Bible is full of shepherds: Abel, Jacob, Moses, and Amos to name a… 2025-08-12 The Shepherd King
King David He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do… 2025-08-11 A Man After God’s Own Heart
1. “Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the Lord surrounds His people from this time forth and forever.”… 2025-08-09 Weekend Rest Journal
Love Stronger than the Mountains There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High. God is in the midst of her,… 2025-08-08 Immovable
Love Stronger than the Mountains There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High. Psalm 46:4 What is this river that… 2025-08-07 Drink from the River
Love Stronger than the Mountains God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into… 2025-08-06 A Very Present Help in Trouble
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… 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… 2025-08-04 God’s Steadfast Love is Immovable