Focal Passage: Genesis 3:1-7; 21-24
I have gotten into the habit of pulling from the closet before bed the clothes I will wear for the next day. It is a mindless task — picking out something that matches (hopefully) and is clean.
Occasionally, walking through a clothing store or flipping through a catalog, I decide I need something new to wear. I then place those new clothes in the closet until my thoughtless habit of picking out something to wear each evening occurs.
Yet, when God made clothes, called garments of skins, for Adam and Eve, it was neither mindless nor thoughtless. It was intentional, protective, and atoning (vs. 21-25). [Read more…]