2024-10-19 Weekend Rest Journal
1. The Lord’s Prayer mentions the forgiveness of sins. Look up Matthew 6:14-15. What does Jesus want us to remember when we ask God for forgiveness? Pray for this. 2. Like the paralytic, Job suffered…
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’ Promise: “Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. (Matthew 28:20) Ponder this promise of Jesus and then answer the following questions: 1. What is Jesus’ promise? 2. How long does it apply? 3. What is the significance of the “amen” at its end? 4. What is the significance of the timing…
1. The Lord’s Prayer mentions the forgiveness of sins. Look up Matthew 6:14-15. What does Jesus want us to remember when we ask God for forgiveness? Pray for this. 2. Like the paralytic, Job suffered…
Forgiveness “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” John 20:23 Many stories, good and hokey alike, end on something called a…
Forgiveness And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Luke 23:43 Some might picture paradise as an island retreat with plenty of sunshine and cold…
Forgiveness She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.” John 8:11 The scribes and Pharisees caught a woman in adultery. To them, she…
Forgiveness “Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much.” Luke 7:47 Luke 7:36-50 is a record of several powerful images. It starts with an invitation to Jesus…
Forgiveness When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.” Matthew 9:2 Matthew, Mark, and Luke all recount the forgiving and healing of the…
1. Read 1 John 2:24-27. Meditate on the depth, beauty and comfort found in this verse this weekend. 2. Think of a Bible story you remember learning early on in your life as a Christian,…
1. Read 1 John 2:24-27. Meditate on the depth, beauty and comfort found in this verse this weekend. 2. Think of a Bible story you remember learning early on in your life as a Christian,…
Christ In You Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine,…
Christ In You For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, … that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might…