Read 1 Peter 4:7–11
Today’s Scripture: The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self controlled so that you can pray. 1 Peter 4:7

My wife and I were in Nairobi, Kenya, where I would be ministering to
several hundred national pastors at an Africa Inland Mission conference.
We were very excited about the conference even though we were a bit
weary from the long journey. We could hardly wait to get started, and the
leader of the conference detected our impatience.

“You are in Africa now,” he said to me in a fatherly fashion, “and the first
thing you want to do is put away your watch.”

In the days that followed we learned the wisdom of his words.
Unfortunately, when we returned to the States, we found ourselves caught up again in the clockwork prison of deadlines and schedules.
Peter had a great deal to say about time. Awareness of his own impending martyrdom might have had something to do with this (John 21:15–19; 2 Peter 1:12ff.). Whether Jesus comes first, or death comes first, we want to make “the rest of [our] time” (1 Peter 4:2 KJV) count for eternity. And we can!

Something to Ponder
What spiritual goals do you have that you hope to accomplish before your own death?