It’s VERSE-0-RAMA 2017 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:
VERSE-O-RAMA Day 5
VERSE-O-RAMA 2017
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:
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.
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?
____ 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.
Live a Life of Love
It’s SHARE YOUR FAITH WITHOUT FREAKING OUT WEEK here on GUWG.
Here’s one of my all-time favorite quotes from St. Francis of Assisi:
Proclaim the gospel at all times; when necessary, use words.
Accordingly, I’ll keep my blah blah blah to a minimum today. Instead, let’s focus on what the Bible says about this subject:
Love Your Enemies. Now. Seriously.
Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. (Matthew 5:44)
Think of the one person on this planet whom you despise more than anyone else. Here’s what Jesus says we should do about people like that:
Love them.
Pray for them.
What would happen if people actually took Jesus’ words seriously? Think we’d have less war? Fewer shootings in our neighborhoods?
