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**
[Jesus] was wounded for our transgressions, . . . and by His stripes we are healed. ?Isaiah 53:5
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was identified in 2003 in Vietnam. By the time it was brought under control, SARS had spread globally and killed nearly 800 people. One reason for the high mortality rate was that the virus was not recognized initially. But once recognized and understood, SARS was contained.
An even more dangerous disease is on the loose in our world?sin. It too is difficult to bring under control because many people do not recognize its deadliness. And many dispute the Bible?s diagnosis of sin.
In Joshua 7, we read the tragic story of Achan. We may recoil at the extreme way God dealt with him. Against God?s command, he had taken some of the spoils from Jericho and hid them in his tent (v.21). He and his entire family paid with their lives (v.25).
Thankfully, God does not deal with us in that way. If He did, none of us would remain alive. Yet we must never underestimate sin?s deadliness. It sent Christ to the cross for us.
Like SARS, the first step to deal with sin is to recognize it for what it is. Receive with gratitude the gift of eternal life. Then ?put to death your members which are on the earth??the selfish things that displease God (Col. 3:5). That?s the way to deal with our deadliest disease. ? C. P. Hia
The Remedy for Sin
Have you received Christ?s gift of salvation? He died for your sins and
rose from the dead. He offers forgiveness to all who believe in Him
(Rom. 10:9).
Sin is a heart disease that can be cured only by the Great Physician.