IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MAY 9, 2012
COVERED IN GLORY
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.
But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
I Corinthians 11:3-10
Because the woman is the glory of the man, and the man is the head of the woman, the woman is to represent this relationship by wearing a head-covering or veil or hat in public worship. Just as Christ is under the governance of God, man is to be under the governance of Christ and woman is to be under the governance of her man. According to the Word of God, a woman who chooses to dishonor her head, is really stripping herself of any glory; she might as well have her head shaved and go about as a dishonored woman. The woman's glory and honor is in direct relation to her submission to her husband. The head-covering worn in public worship will remind the "angels" (see Revelation 2:1; 3:1) that the woman is under the power and protection of her husband.
The church of God is to walk in order and under the rule, reign and glory of Almighty God. God is the head of Christ; Christ is the head of man; and man is the head of the woman. This is the way the Kingdom works.
Today, let the women of God be covered in glory!
