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Most weddings would not be complete without the Best Man ,MBT Chapa GTX Women
or Maid of Honor to stand as witnesses. This honorary title 
of Best Man comes to the groom's best friend in life. This is
the truest friend he could ever have. This friend knows the
groom better than anyone and is loyal. Their friendship has
grown over the years because of trust. The best friend has
learned to respond to the voice of his friend and believes
what is told to him. This forms an unbreakable bond, they
are "brothers" so to speak.
Everything God set up in the Old Testament was a
foreshadowing of Christ in the New Testament. God laid
down the foundation of what was to come through His Son
Jesus. God spoke of the relationship between Him and His
children of Israel as a Bridegroom and His Bride.
"And I will betroth you to Me forever; yes, I will betroth you to
Me in righteousness and justice, in steadfast love and
mercy." Hosea 2:19 (Amplified)
God made it no secret that the relationship we are to have
with Him is like a coveted vow between a husband and a
wife. Our faithfulness to Him will secure our eternity with
Him. He does not look kindly on infedelity. You can read
God's remarks on this when He dealt with the people in
Israel for marrying daughters of foreign gods (Mal. 2:11)
Once Christ came on the scene, He fulfilled all the prophesy
and law in the Old Testament. Christ Himself came as the
Bridegroom and the church is to be His Bride, taken in a
sacred, holy marriage. Did Christ have a best man? Yes, his
name was John the Baptist. Let's look at the role of the best
man in John and how it compares to our role today as the
Best Man to the Bridegroom.
No. 1. His first role as bestman is to do everything the
bridegroom asks of him. He stands by and listens for
instructions and follows them without question.
"He who has the bride is the bridgroom; but the groomsman
who stands by and listens to him rejoices greatly and
heartily on account of the bridegroom's voice. This then is
my pleasure and joy, and it is now complete." John 2:29
(Amplified)
No. 2. He has to stand back and allow the bridegroom to
have the center spotlight.
"He must increase, but I must decrease. (He must grow
more prominent; I must grow less so.)"  John 2:30
(Amplified)
No. 3. It's the best man's job to unite the bride and
bridegroom and step aside. There is no jealousy.
(Read vs. 29) "This then is my pleasure and joy,Men's Coach Scarf, and it is
now complete."
No. 4. In the days of the traditional Jewish weddings, a tent
was set up for the newlyweds. The celebration would
continue for a week. The bride would enter into the tent
before her new husband and while she was waiting there
for him, the best man would guard the tent and make sure
that no false lover would gain entrance. Today, we must
guard our hearts against intruders who want to seperate us
from the love of Christ with false teachings and doctrine.
When we have a bestman such as a pastor, teacher,
minister or friend who guards our relationship with Christ as
sacred, they will stand outside and prevent an illicit love
affair from ever happening. We all must take the role of a
Best Man and guard others from being fooled on their
wedding night.
No. 5. The Best Man will rejoice and be happy for the
Bridegroom. He knows the Bridegroom came for the Bride
and the Best Man is happy to step aside and let the union
take place.
(Read vs. 29) "This then is my pleasure and joy, and it is
now complete."
By doing these things, the Best Man;s job is complete in
doing what he promised to do. He united them in
matrimony.
When we listen to others who are taught in the Word of God
and bring it to us, we are like sheep who hear our master's
voice. Sometimes however, the voice we hear is not of our
master. Many Christians get fooled into hearing the wrong
directions. They are easily trapped into believing that God
speaks in powerful and mighty ways and they can't discern
whether it's really God or not. How can we tell? Here is one
way to make sure.
"And He said, Go out and stand on the mount before the
Lord. And behold the Lord passed by, and a great and
strong wind rent the mountains and broke in pieces the
rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and
after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the
earthquake; And after the earthquake a fire,cheap Ed hardy Jeans, but the Lord was
not in the fire; and after the fire (a sound of gentle stillness
and) a still, small voice." 1 Kings 19:11-12 (Amplified)
The Best Man learns to hear the voice of the Bridegroom. He
doesn't have to scream and shout. He speaks with a quiet
and gentle tone. Don't get pulled into emotional excitement. 
We are in such a time as this where there are so many
other voices out there competing for our attention and if we
don't recognize the voice of the Bridegroom,MBT Kimondo, we will soon
perish.
"(Hark!) An uproar from the city! A voice from the temple! The
voice of the Lord, rendering recompense to His enemies!"
Isaiah 66:6 (Amplified)
Today we have so many outside distractions. We hear
voices coming from every direction. We hear voices from
the city which is the world in general. These can be quite
overbearing. We hear voices from the temples, which is the
religions of the world, all claiming to know the real truth and
then there is THE VOICE of the Lord. Those who do not
recognize His voice are considered His enemies.
But Jesus refered to sheep hearing voices of strangers
many times. He says that even the sheep will run from the
strange voice. Are we not smarter than sheep? Christ calls
us all by name. He doesn't want a long distance
relationship with us and He doesn't want any false
shepherds to tell you that you are unworthy to come to Him.
Don't be deceived by a false lover.
"But you do not believe and trust and rely on Me because
you do not belong to My fold (you are no sheep of Mine). The
sheep that are My own hear and are listening to My voice;
and I will know them, and they will follow Me." John 10:26-27
(Amplified)
God has already spoken to His children and He wants us all
to know His Voice. When we are asked to be the Best Man,
we will hear only His voice which has come for us to be a
part of the grand wedding ceremony. He speaks to us for
our own sakes'. Don't take orders from a voice you do not
recognize as the Bridegroom's.
"(Rather, I will say) Father, glorify (honor and extol) Your
(own) name! Then there came a voice out of heaven saying,
I have already glorified it, and I will glorify it again. The crowd
of bystanders heard the sound and said that it had
thundered; others said, An angel has spoken to Him! Jesus
answered, This voice has not come for My sake, but for your
sake." John 12:28-30 (Amplified)
The people who were standing by were not sure what they
had heard. Some thought it was thunder,Women Supra Style, others thought it
was an angel who was speaking to Jesus. Let's not make
that same mistake today. Learn to hear your Bridegroom's
voice through the leading of your pastor, preacher, minister,
or teacher who has been asked to be the Best Man for the
job. He is speaking to you for your sake, because he already
knows the true Bridegroom's voice and has vowed to unite
you with Him in a sacred and holy union.
I pray that you will hear only the voice of the Bridegroom and
do all the honored duties that will bring His Bride to Him.
This is a great honor and it requires obedience and
faithfulness. This is a job for a steward who is willing to care
for the things that do not belong to him. It's a willingness to
stand back and decrease because you are finite and allow
the Bridegroom to increase because He is heavenly and
infinite.
If you can fill the shoes of a Best Man, Jesus will fill your
heart with love as a Bride.