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?
1. Read Romans 1:16-23. Why do people have no excuse for failing to believe that God exists? Why do people give in to Satan’s “gaslighting”? 2. Read John 5:19-25. What is it about Jesus’ words… 2025-08-02 Weekend Rest Journal
Don’t Fall for Satan’s Gaslighting! If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He… 2025-08-01 Don’t Let Satan Gaslight You About Sexual Purity
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6 The true Jesus warned his followers that "Many will come in… 2025-07-31 Don’t Let Satan Gaslight You About the Real Jesus
Don’t Fall for Satan’s Gaslighting! The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the… 2025-07-30 Don’t Let Satan Gaslight You About the Bible
Don’t Fall for Satan’s Gaslighting! The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Psalm 19:1 Satan, the master gaslighter, has led much of the world to an alternate “reality.” He… 2025-07-29 Don’t Let Satan Gaslight You About God and Creation
Don’t Fall for Satan’s Gaslighting! “The devil was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from… 2025-07-28 Satan is the Original “Gaslighter”
1. Think about the people and things this world idolizes. Attitude, Power, Pride. Now think of the things that this world looks down upon. Meekness, humility. Compare this to Servant of the Lord in Isaiah… 2025-07-26 Weekend Rest Journal
Isaiah’s Servant Passages The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary. Morning by morning he awakens;… 2025-07-25 My Servant, Compassionate, Listening, Humble
Isaiah’s Servant Passages Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear… 2025-07-24 My Servant, the Righteous One
