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’ Baptism When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. Matthew 3:16 Why did the Holy Spirit descend upon Jesus in the form of a dove after His… Read More »2024-11-02 Weekend Rest Journal
MATCHING:Not all answers are used. Some answers may be used more than once.______ City of Luther’s birth______ Luther’s native language______ Occupation of Luther’s father______ What… Read More »2024-11-02 Weekend Rest Journal
Reformation Week For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. . . . I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be… Read More »2024-11-01 Home at Eisleben
Reformation Week Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Psalm 32:7 (KJV)… Read More »2024-10-31 Safety at the Wartburg (Vartburg)
Reformation Week Take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand!… Read More »2024-10-30 Standing Strong at Worms (Varms)
Reformation Week “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 It is discouraging to fail—a final test,… Read More »2024-10-29 Finding Peace in the Tower
Reformation Week In Him we live and move and have our being. Acts 17:28a Not one person is here by accident or luck. No one… Read More »2024-10-28 Searching for Peace in Erfurt
1. The Prophet Isaiah says: “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth,… Read More »2024-10-26 Weekend Rest Journal
Harvest “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to… Read More »2024-10-25 A Harvest of Graves
Harvest “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the… Read More »2024-10-24 The Farmer Who Sleeps In
