I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly.
– Philippians 2:19
Timothy would not have felt he was being ordered to go to Philippi because he honored Paul as he would his father. Paul had confidence that he would not encounter resistance from Timothy, for they had a common view and heart.
Adapted from Philippians: “That I May Gain Christ,”
by Titus Chu, page 158.
Tomorrow: “Knowing the Organic Order in the Body” (3)