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. Identify one area where you’ve been hesitating to obey God. Write it down and commit to taking the first step today, trusting Him with the outcome. 2. Take one area where you feel impatient and write down three reasons why waiting could be part of God’s plan. Pray over those reasons daily this weekend.…
True Love—Illustrations in Ruth Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go return each to her mother’s house. The LORD deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. The LORD…
True Love—Illustrations in Ruth “May he (Obed) be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has…
Read and reflect on Bible’s teaching concerning: 1. The distinct nature of humanity which we have inherited, from Acts 17:22-28. 2. The sinful nature we have inherited, and our need for renewal, from John 3:1-8.…
Bequests From Adam and Eve, Our “Uncommon Ancestors" Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand…
Bequests From Adam and Eve, Our “Uncommon Ancestors" “I will put enmity between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.”…
Bequests From Adam and Eve, Our “Uncommon Ancestors" When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she…
Bequests From Adam and Eve, Our “Uncommon Ancestors” “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” Genesis 2:18 The first instance in the Bible of…
Bequests From Adam and Eve, Our “Uncommon Ancestors” Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds…
1. Develop a set of questions and answers for 4th of July family celebrations by which the meaning of the day is summed up and passed down. To God be the glory! 2. Write a…
