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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… 

2024-09-21 Weekend Rest Journal

1. List some earthly things that give you joy. 2. List some heavenly/spiritual things that give you joy. 3. Offer a prayer to God, asking Him to increase your appreciation for the eternal things, and… 

2024-09-20 A Good Name

Ecclesiastes A good name is better than good oil, And the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth. Ecclesiastes 7:1 NASB In Biblical times, ointments were used to improve one’s… 

2024-09-19 Planning with God

Ecclesiastes Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man is; for he cannot dispute with him who is stronger than he is. For there are many words which increase futility. What… 

2024-09-18 The Grateful Soul

Ecclesiastes All a man's labor is for his mouth and yet the appetite (that is, the soul) is not satisfied. Ecclesiastes 6:7 NASB1995 (Read Ecclesiastes 6:1-9) Looking at things from an earthly perspective, Solomon tells… 

2024-09-17 The Lasting Riches

Ecclesiastes The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, Whether he eats little or much; But the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep. Ecclesiastes 5:12 (Read Ecclesiastes 5:9-20) Two thousand years… 

2024-09-16 The Highest Power

Ecclesiastes "If you see the oppression of the poor and the ruthless denial of justice and rights in a province, do not be shocked over the matter, for one higher than the high is on… 

2024-09-14 Weekend Rest Journal

1. This week, we examined the roles of laypeople in the congregation. Philip in the Book of Acts is an example of a layperson who was sent as an evangelist. Philip in Acts is not… 

2024-09-13 Younger Men

Encouraging the Roles of Laypeople Exhort the young men to be sober-minded, in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility, sound speech that cannot be… 

2024-09-12 Younger Women

Encouraging the Roles of Laypeople The young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be… 

2024-09-11 Older Women

Encouraging the Roles of Laypeople The older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things– that they admonish the young women to love their…