We don’t know when our life will end or when Jesus will return. But we do know that such a time is approaching. As 1 Peter 4:7 says, “The end of all things is at hand.” Considering that truth, Peter calls us to live according to certain principles. We’ve noted this week that we should be self-controlled and sober-minded. Peter adds this principle as well: “Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.”
One might think that a rapidly approaching end would encourage us to focus more on self. But our mortality should inspire us to be selfless, not selfish. In light of the end, we should devote ourselves to love. Not the pail mockery of love that much of the world practices, but faithful, godly, sincere love for the well-being of others. A love that serves. A love that persists through hardships. A love founded in truth and godliness. Above all, let us love as God loves us.