Wednesday, March 26, 2014

I Need My Coat

"Do your utmost to come before winter" (2 Timothy 4:21).  Notice in verse 13 he is asking Timothy to bring him his cloak when he comes.  In the book of John it mentions the soldiers and servants making a fire of coals because it was cold (John 18:18).  In chapter 10 of the book of John it makes a connection between the fact that it was winter and Jesus was walking in Solomon's court in the Temple.  Paul needed Timothy to bring him his coat before it got too cold.

Being a spiritual person does not remove our physical needs.  We need to warm ourselves, eat healthy food, go to the hospital if our bodies need to be mended.  We are indeed spiritual beings, but we are spiritual beings currently housed in human bodies.

Scripture does not ignore the physical world (Gen 8:22; Ps 74:17; Song of Songs 2:11; Mt 24:20; Acts 27:12; 1Cor 16:6; Titus 3:12).