In my reading for today, I found this to be very interesting.....
After Jesus died and had resurrected, Peter went back to his old profession of fishing. The Lord wasn't present (or so he thought) so he stripped down so he could more easily work.
John records him as being naked. This is an important point because Peter wasn't completely unclothed. He had on his lower garments so he could work without the incumbrance of the outer garment. In that time, that was considered the same as being naked.
But when Jesus....
When Peter heard that Jesus was present, all of a sudden he felt conviction over his immodesty and threw the outer layer of his clothes around him.
Reminds me of the demoniac whom Jesus delivered. He was unclothed (immodest) until Jesus came on the scene....then he was found clothed (modest) and in his right mind.
The last part of this verse is even more interesting....
he was fully clothed and kept his clothes on when he went swimming. He didn't strip back down to the bare minimum to swim....he jumped in the water clothes and all.
Peter realized the necessity for modesty in Jesus' presence. Something to think about.
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