Clothed in servanthood.

Also for Adam and his wife

the LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.  

Then the LORD God said,

"Behold, the man has become like one of Us,

    to know good and evil.

And now, lest he put out his hand

   and take also of the tree of life,

   and eat,  

   and live forever" --   Genesis 3:21-22 NKJV

After the Lord cursed the serpent, He left the newly dead/living couple and found the sheep where they were grazing.  The ram saw Him approach and wondered what the sorrowful look on the Lord’s face could mean.  Later, as He adjusted the fleece on Adam’s shoulder, the Lord saw the man gazing thoughtfully at the Tree of Life behind Him.

The man and woman were first established in the Garden of Eden under the authority of direct fellowship with the Lord.  Death within the humans shattered this authoritative protection and left all of mankind subject to angelic authority (Luke 4:10, Hebrews 2:7-9).  To offset the evil authority of the fallen angel(s), the Lord provided the protection of servant/sacrificial authority for mankind.  The ram that gave his shed blood for the first couple paved the way for God’s use of sacrifice/servanthood to hold satan at bay until the coming of Jesus.

By default, Jesus (Jesus is God) affirmed the servant role of government as a protection against satanic power.  Jesus did not interfere with any 1^st century governing body on earth.  Ultimately, all government behaves to maintain order within a nation and works because of its spiritual link to sacrifice/servant authority (Romans 13:4).  Jesus affirmed the power of and fulfilled the position of servant/sacrifice by His death on the cross.  Jesus opened the door of enlistment to humble hearts who wish to join Him in warfare against satanic evil.  Our choice of work clothes points to the quality of our faith.  Jesus offers to dress us so that the cross is in full view over His shoulder.

Come to Jesus.

Come to the Cross.