Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Daily Devotional
From you the word of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place. ?1 Thessalonians 1:8
Marketing professionals have known for years that a product recommendation from a friend is among the most effective means of advertising. That?s why many large companies recruit consumers who receive free samples of their products along with the encouragement to recommend them to family and friends. One major US corporation regularly sends coupons and products to 725,000 selected people called ?connectors,? who spread the word to others.
The gospel of Jesus Christ is more than a product. It is God?s great plan for bringing people into a living, vital relationship with Him. But the gospel is conveyed most effectively by example and by word of mouth. Paul commended the Christians at Thessalonica for their exemplary living and their effective witness: ?From you the word of the Lord has sounded forth . . . . Your faith toward God has gone out, so that we do not need to say anything? (1 Thess. 1:8). Because their lives had been radically changed (v.9), they found it impossible to keep silent about their faith.
A university professor who trains advertising professionals says, ?It?s human nature to talk about things that excite us.? God?s grace is all the incentive we need to recommend our Savior to a friend. ? David C. McCasland
I?ll tell the world how Jesus saved me
And how He gave me a life brand new;
And I know that if you trust Him
That all He gave me He?ll give to you. ?Fox
? 1963, Fox Music Publications.
If you want others to know what Christ will do for them, tell them what He has done for you.