2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

At the end of his life, writing from a prison cell, the great Apostle Paul has time to look back on his life’s work. He had long since given up any mission of his own or any agenda of his own. The Lord Jesus became his mission and agenda and life’s work all wrapped up in one. His love for the churches, his anxiety for them, his tireless travel and preaching and teaching had taken a toll. But he was at peace in those last days, because he had remained faithful. So may we all.