Folks, these aren't goosebumps as some would claim. They are God bumps. The bumps I get when I hear of good news in someones life that could have only happened because of God and by his hand. I got some major God bumps today when a dear, dear friend of mine - a bestie of 20+ years - received the gift of freedom in her life. And how it was given to her and how she received it could have only happened through the work of God. Major God bumps for my dearest. So grateful for the God bumps of good news - victory, freedom, healing, joy, etc - that happens in this life at the hands and heart of God.
There are two probable origins for this idiom and I think both are equally plausible. The first one is that when you spread butter on bread you are buttering it up like one would do when trying to flatter someone. The second is in ancient India there was a practice of throwing balls of butter at statues to ask for favor, i.e. buttering them up. ( source ) When we use the phrase today we generally mean that extreme flattery is used to gain information or favor. It's not always necessarily a compliment.
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