October 19th 2019

Love Words

Here’s a great verse to keep in your ♥:

Speak the truth in love. (Ephesians 4:15)

Again, that’s TRUTH in LOVE. Let’s break it down a bit, starting with TRUTH.

According to one survey, a whopping 91% of Americans lie “routinely” (assuming they weren’t lying when they responded). Here’s what the Bible says
about that:

A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin. (Proverbs 26:28)

An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips. (Proverbs 24:26)

In other words, lies are hateful but TRUTH is like heavenly smooches.

Jesus took it even further. Here’s what he said about Satan:

When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. (John 8:44)

Don’t be like Satan. Be like Jesus. Speak the TRUTH.

OK, so what about the LOVE part? Over and over the Bible tells us to use words to build, not to destroy:

Encourage one another and build each other up. (1 Thessalonians 5:11)

How often should we encourage one another?

Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. (Hebrews 3:13)

Times are tough out there. People are hurting. Ask God to help you encourage as many of your fellow humans as possible today. And tomorrow. And each day after that.

So …

Encourage your spouse. Encourage your kids. Encourage your parents. Encourage your friends. Encourage your co-workers. Encourage your boss. Encourage your dentist. Encourage your gastroenterologist.

The possibilities are endless.

We’ll close today with some other LOVE words:

Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. (Proverbs 16:24)

An anxious heart weighs a man down but a kind word cheers him up. (Proverbs 12:25)

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. (Ephesians 4:29)

Once more, with feeling:

SPEAK THE TRUTH IN LOVE.

(Source: James Patterson & Peter Kim, The Day America Told the Truth (Prentice-Hall, 1991))

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Love
Romans

October 18th 2019

ROMANS-O-RAMA: Love

It’s ROMANS-O-RAMA here on GUWG, where all week long we’ve been digging into one of the Bible’s most revolutionary books.

Want to live life God’s way? Live a life of love.

How on earth do we do that? Romans 12 gives us a set of explicit instructions straight from the mouth of God. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you live ’em out today:

Love

October 4th 2019

VERSE-O-RAMA Day 5

It’s VERSE-0-RAMA 2019 here on GUWG, where peeps from all over the world are sharing their absolute all-time favorite Bible verses.

Today’s submission is from Dave and is a great one to consider as we close out the workweek:

September 30th 2019

VERSE-O-RAMA 2019

Once a year I like to ask our visitors here on GUWG this simple little question …

What’s your favorite Bible verse and why?

Give it some deeeeep thought and then leave a comment below, tweet me @getupwithgod or email me at getupwithgod@gmail.com. I’d love to hear from you.

I completely acknowledge that choosing only 1 of the 31,202 verses in the most fantabulous book in the history of the universe is a completely unfair request, but I’m always fascinated by the words of God that peeps have reverberating in their hearts at any given moment.

As for myself, if I had to choose just one right now, it would be:

August 28th 2019

FORGIVE One Another

It’s _____ ONE ANOTHER WEEK here on GUWG, where all week long we’re looking at how the Bible says we should fill in that blank.

Today’s word? FORGIVE. Here’s what the Bible says about that:

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. (Ephesians 4:2)

When I have trouble forgiving others, I try to remember two rather humbling stories. We’ve shared ’em before here on GUWG but I just loooooove ’em and think they’re worth repeating.

August 27th 2019

ENCOURAGE One Another

It’s _____ ONE ANOTHER WEEK here on GUWG, where each day we’re taking a look at how the Bible says we should fill in that blank.

Yesterday, we started with Jesus’ command to LOVE one another. Today’s blank-filler offers a concrete way to live that out.

Encourage one another and build each other up.
(1 Thessalonians 5:11)

How often should we encourage one another and why should we do it?

August 26th 2019

____ One Another

It’s _____ ONE ANOTHER WEEK here on GUWG.

Christianity is all about relationships: our relationship with (1) God and (2) others. That’s pretty much it.

So how exactly are we supposed to relate to our fellow earthlings, many of whom are nearly as messed up as we are? We’ll be answering that question all week long, as we look at how the Bible fills in the above blank.