Following His Lead

The Word of God is an amazing book! Each time you read it, you can learn something new because He opens your eyes to different things, at different times. He never gives you more than you can handle because He is always there to help you in whatever trial you may be going through. He carries you, not the other way around. We can not rely on our own understanding, especially when reading His Word. We need to let Scripture interpret itself, here a little there a little. (Isaiah 28:10)

I was in prayer and study most of Sabbath on the topic of head covering. It was a wonderful thing to be immerged in His Word. I believe that if it is in the Bible, there is a reason. He has so many wonderful Truths just waiting to be discovered by His children in there! He loves us so much that He never expects us to 'get it' all at once. Amazing grace! I, and my husband, have concluded through the study that I should wear a head covering. But not the one that I had been previously wearing. It needs to cover more.

Why did we come to this conclusion? Or, how, may be a better question. Well, we read 1 Corinthians 11 thoroughly, from beginning to end. It's interesting that Paul starts by saying to 'keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you'. He then proceeds to talk about how man should not have their head covered during prayer but women should. Because, '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' v 7. After Paul speaks on head covering he immediately starts talking about the ordinance of the Lord's Supper. This must be an important topic, for him to speak on them both, together.

Paul also makes it a point to first tell us that, '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.' An order is being set up here, not a value. Paul isn't saying here that women should be ashamed therefore they should cover their heads. He has made it quite clear in several other verses throughout the New Testament that woman and man are equal in the eyes of God but God has placed man over the woman. Just as He has placed Christ over man and Himself over Christ. There is no belittling going on here. I think that most women in our society find it shameful to cover their heads in submission to their husbands. Mostly because of the feminist movement.

Now, this is the conclusion that my husband and I came up with after lots of prayer and study. I would encourage you also to do a study on this as well. Really listen to what the Lord is telling you. There is a lot of static out there, silence it. Don't consider what other people might say, or think. Especially when it comes to your walk with the Lord.

I also want to add that this is not a salvation issue. My decision to head cover is something that I am led by the Lord to do. When He asks me to do something, I need to obey Him. I can't just say to myself, 'Well, it's not a salvation issue, so I don't have to do it'. I think then, it does become an issue for salvation. Only because we are called to be obedient to God in all things. So, when we choose to disobey Him, we will be punished for that disobedience. We would need to repent and ask for forgiveness, just like any other sin.

I hope all of this has made sense. It's my best attempt at trying to explain this.  =)

As always, comments are welcome. I'd like to hear what you have to say on the matter.