Daily writing prompt

Write a letter to your 100-year-old self.

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Priority One — The Only Necessary Thing

Be a Jesus-first Christian! (Philippians 2:9-11) Make unending interaction with the risen Jesus your top priority. (Matthew 6:33)

Go beyond bland belief. Begin to rely on and to depend on the living Jesus throughout each day. Faith without works is dead. (James 2:17)

Avoid regulating Jesus to religion or history. Let Him ceaselessly demonstrate the present-day reality of His story in and through you. (Hebrews 13:8)

You can train yourself to experience unending interaction with the living Jesus. Refuse to settle for anything less! (Matthew 11:28)

Discipleship isn’t about having a stiff upper lip. It’s about having a heart that hungers and thirsts after Jesus (Matthew 5:6) and melts in His presence. (Matthew 18:20) It’s not about being a mere hearer of the word. It’s about being a consistent and diligent doer of the word. (James 1:22)

Discipleship isn’t about being tightlipped about Jesus. It’s about freely expressing your love and adoration for Him. It’s about shouting from the housetops (Matthew 10:27) the good news of His present-day power and reality. (Matthew 28:20)

The first and greatest commandment is: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (Matthew 22:38) Jesus is Lord and God! (John 20:28)