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
Old Testament Festivals Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land which I give to you, and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of… 2024-06-05 The Feast of Firstfruits
Old Testament Festivals Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made… 2024-06-04 The Day of Atonement
Old Testament Festivals On the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight is the LORD’s Passover. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD;… 2024-06-03 The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread
1. Memorize one of these texts that shows the nature of God and look for opportunities to make it known to friends, acquaintances and family. Give thanks to God for every opportunity. 2. In Baptism… 2024-06-01 Weekend Rest Journal
Holy Trinity God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend. Job 37:5 ESV One God in three persons. This truth troubles some people. The cults misrepresent the teaching of… 2024-05-31 The Incomprehensible One
Holy Trinity And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming… 2024-05-30 Put One and One and One Together
Holy Trinity The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 2 Corinthians 13:14 ESV It’s sometimes referred to as the… 2024-05-29 The Apostolic Benediction
Holy Trinity Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have… 2024-05-28 Great Commission… Great Equality
Holy Trinity Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over… 2024-05-27 The Importance of Pronouns
1. This week, we have considered the work of the Holy Spirit bringing us and keeping us in the true faith of Jesus Christ as our Savior. This is not the only work of the… 2024-05-25 Weekend Rest Journal
