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
Parent Prayers Hannah had no children … She prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish. Then she made a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget… 2024-06-17 Hannah: To Be or Not to Be
1. What other pictures of light do we see in the Bible? What hymns use that imagery? 2. What would be some good “morning” Bible passages to wake up to each day? Do they mention… 2024-06-15 Weekend Rest Journal
The Word is a Lamp And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning… 2024-06-14 A Light to Shine in the Darkness
The Word is a Lamp Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people;… 2024-06-13 A Shining Light
The Word is a Lamp Thus Solomon had all the furnishings made for the house of God: the altar of gold and the tables on which was the showbread; the lampstands with their lamps of… 2024-06-12 A Constant Light
The Word is a Lamp And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them in the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give light… 2024-06-11 A Pillar to Lead
The Word is a Lamp Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 Perhaps you are like me: you could fall down just as easily going up… 2024-06-10 A Light to My Path
In Lev 23:3 God confirms what He had stated in the 2nd Commandment: keep the Sabbath Day (or “Day of Rest”) holy! (i.e., Don’t work your job or do chores, focus rather on God’s Word.)… 2024-06-08 Weekend Rest Journal
Old Testament Festivals Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the Lord… You shall dwell in booths for… 2024-06-07 The Feast of Tabernacles (Booths)
Old Testament Festivals And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering: seven Sabbaths shall be completed. Count fifty days… 2024-06-06 The Feast of Weeks
