Scripture to Read: 1 Corinthians 11:4–7
We know that God the Father and God the Son are equal but that God the Father is the head in the order of the Trinity. That is why Jesus repeatedly proclaimed that He came to fulfill the Father’s will. In the husband-and-wife relationship, there is equality, but also a God-ordained order that makes the relationship healthy and honoring to God. The line of authority God established helps us understand how the head covering served as a symbol of authority as well. Additionally, we must recognize that when God instructed Paul to write this letter to the believers in Corinth, the head covering symbolized a submissive attitude in Christian women and wives. We read in 1 Corinthians 11:4–7, “Every man who has something on his head while praying or prophesying disgraces his head. 5 But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying disgraces her head, for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved. 6 For if a woman does not cover her head, let her also have her hair cut off; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her cover her head. 7 For a man ought not to have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.” Since Christ is the head of man, a man should not cover his head when praying or prophesying because Christ is his cover and man is “the image and glory of God.”
Challenge & Application
God wanted the Christians to understand that the spiritual significance of the head covering was one of order and authority. So, how is God’s order and authority still displayed today?
How are you submitting to God and His Word each day?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!