John 21:18

In John 21:18 Jesus said, "Verily, Verily I say unto thee, when thou wast young, Thou girdedst thyself, and walkest whether thou wouldest; but when thou shalt be old, Thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and take thee whether thou wouldest not."  Peter was bold in his actions, but there was coming a time when he would find himself in the hands of guards.  We today may speak of how strong we are in the faith, but God warns us we may find ourselves in the hands of the powers of the world.  Verse nineteen adds, This He spake, signifying by what death he should glorify God.  And when He had spoken this, He saith unto him, "Follow Me."  Three times Jesus had asked Peter if he loved Him and had instructed him to feed His flock after he said he did.  Now, Jesus was telling Peter what the cost would be.  Ultimately, Peter would be executed for his faith in Christ.  Having been fore warned of the cost, Jesus once again issued His original call to Peter, "Follow Me."  We today need to ask what kind of death we will have to glorify God. We may live a long and prosperous life, but at the end, the question will be whether at our death we glorify God.  We, as followers of Christ, must realize that this life is temporary, no matter how long we live. So, while we have the strength and agility, we must be spreading the gospel.  We, like Peter, know we could be killed for our faith in Christ, but we must still simply follow Jesus.  If we do, no matter how we die, our death will glorify God.