The Preparation: 7-Day Devotional for the Soon-to-Be WifeSample

Veil: The Unveiling of Love

I’m not sure whether you are planning to wear a veil or not. I was neutral in that regard. However, Damien really wanted me to wear one. He told me he always envisioned his bride covered with a veil as she was walking down the aisle and then him removing the veil for the first kiss as husband and wife. Out of respect and love for him, I decided to wear one. The only problem was it totally slipped my mind (and everyone else's for that matter) that it needed to be ironed. Since I was already behind schedule and didn’t have time to get it steamed, I wore it wrinkled. I cringed inside but I knew how important it was for Damien (and I definitely didn’t want to waste the money). Everyone claimed they couldn’t notice the wrinkles that much. I’m not sure whether it was true or if they were trying to keep me from freaking out. Either way, it worked. In today’s devotional, I want to give you your (wrinkle-free) veil symbolizing intimacy and access.

Mark 15:37-38 (TPT) says,

“Just then Jesus passionately cried out with a loud voice and breathed his last. At that moment the veil in the Holy of Holies was torn in two from top to the bottom.”

This scripture is referring to the veil or curtain in the temple in Jerusalem. Only the High Priest could enter into the Holy of Holies (God’s presence) once a year. When Jesus died on the cross, that veil was torn, symbolizing that anyone can now have access to God’s presence. There is no longer a barrier between us and God. We don’t have to have someone else go into the Holy of Holies for us and we don’t have to wait once a year to enter. We can have intimacy with God through His Holy Spirit right now. When you make it to the altar and say, ‘I Do’, the veil (whether a physical veil or not) will be lifted up and now you and your husband will have full access to each other: mentally, physically, emotionally, sexually, etc. That’s if you allow it. This takes tons of vulnerability especially if you are used to putting up walls and masks to prevent people from hurting you or knowing the real you. When you get married that also means there will be a veil between you and others. No one else will have access to you sexually or will have as much access to you emotionally, etc. You will have to set up boundaries. Let no one come between the intimacy between you and your soon-to-be husband. The relationship between husband and wife is the most intimate earthly relationship which depicts the relationship between Jesus and The Church. There is nothing and no one who can separate us from our forever Bridegroom, Jesus, when He returns for the ultimate wedding day. The veil will be removed forever and we will live an intimate, happily ever after.

Prayer

Father, thank You for removing the veil between us. Thank You for calling me into a deeper and more intimate relationship with You. I repent of putting others before my relationship with You. Help me to remove any walls I have put up in my heart against You and my future spouse as well. I pray that You will bless my future union with my soon-to-be husband so that we can experience an intimate relationship with each other in marriage. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.