Add the word “up” to almost any word and it becomes good: look up, build up, raise up, lift up, save up, make up, upswing, upside, upward bound, etc. Yet, there are some exceptions. Give up, and throw up are definitely not good.
Up is good in the Bible too. “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up…” (1 Thessalonians 5:11). As we deal with the impacts of Global pandemic, it is essential that we build upone another.
We can’t fix all of the problems in the world, but we can all do something. Even if you just make an impact on one person, you are serving Jesus. So, if you are overwhelmed with the task of helping so many in need, start by doing something for one person.
There is a great song from 1968 by the Foundations titled Build Me Up Buttercup. It is a love song, but the message is relevant. Building someone up is good. Letting them down is bad.
“Why do you build me up Buttercup, baby
Just to let me down and mess me around
And then worst of all, you never call, baby
When you say you will but I love you still
I need you more than anyone, darlin’
You know that I have from the start
So build me up Buttercup, don’t break my heart.”
Who will you make a difference for today?
Also, see Random Acts of Kindness.
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