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Most weddings wouldn t be complete without the simplest Man
or Maid of Honor to face as witnesses. This honorary title
of groomsman involves the groom s ally 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 due to trust. the simplest friend has
learned to reply to the voice of his friend and believes
what is told to him. This forms an unbreakable bond, they
arebrothersso to talk. Everything God found out within the Old Testament was a
foreshadowing of Christ within the New Testament. God laid
down the inspiration of what was to return through His Son
Jesus. God spoke of the connection between Him and His
children of Israel as a Bridegroom and His Bride. And i will be able to betroth you to Me foreveryes, i will be able to betroth you to
Me in righteousness and justice, in steadfast love and
mercy. Hosea 219Amplified
God made it no secret that the connection we are to possess
with Him is sort of a coveted vow between a husband and a
wife. Our faithfulness to Him will secure our eternity with
Him. He doesn t look kindly on infedelity. you ll read
God s remarks on this when He addressed the people in
Israel for marrying daughters of foreign godsMal.211
Once Christ came on the scene, He fulfilled all the prophesy
and law within the Old Testament. Christ Himself came because the
Bridegroom and therefore the church is to be His Bride, taken during a
sacred, holy marriage. Did Christ have a best manYes, his
name was John the Baptist. Let s check out the role of the simplest
man in John and the way it compares to our role today because the
Best Man to the Bridegroom. No.1. His first role as bestman is to try to to everything the
bridegroom asks of him. He stands by and listens for
instructions and follows them without question. He who has the bride is that the bridgroombut 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 s now complete. John 229Amplified
No.2. He has got to stand back and permit the bridegroom to
have the middle spotlight. He must increase, but i need to decrease. He must grow
more prominenti need to grow less so. John 230Amplified
No.3. it is the best man s job to unite the bride and
bridegroom and step aside. there s no jealousy. Read vs.29 This then is my pleasure and joy, and it is
now complete.
No.4. within the days of the normal Jewish weddings, a tent
was found out for the newlyweds. The celebration would
continue for every week. The bride would enter into the tent
before her new husband and while she was waiting there
for him, the simplest man would guard the tent and confirm
that no false lover would gain entrance. Today, we must
guard our hearts against intruders who want to separate us
from the love of Christ with false teachings and doctrine.
When we have a bestman like a pastor, teacher,
minister or friend who guards our relationship with Christ as
sacred, they re going to stand outside and stop a bootleg 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 simplest Man will rejoice and be happy for the
Bridegroom. He knows the Bridegroom came for the Bride
and the groomsman 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 this stuff , the simplest Man s job is complete in
doing what he promised to try to to. He united them in
matrimony. When we hear others who are taught within 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 isn t of our
master. Many Christians get fooled into hearing the incorrect
directions. they re easily trapped into believing that God
speaks in powerful and mighty ways and that they can t discern
whether it s really God or not. How can we tellHere is one
way to confirm. And He said, leave and stand on the mount before the
Lord. And behold the Lord gone by , and an excellent and
strong wind rent the mountains and broke in pieces the
rocks before the Lord, but the Lord wasn t within the windand
after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord wasn t within the
earthquakeAnd after the earthquake a fireplace , but the Lord was
not within the fireand after the heartha sound of gentle stillness
anda still, small voice. I Kings 1911-12Amplified
The Best Man learns to listen to the voice of the Bridegroom. He
doesn t need to scream and shout. He speaks with a quiet
and gentle tone. aren t getting pulled into emotional excitement.
We are in such a time as this where there are numerous
other voices out there competing for our attention and if we
don t recognize the voice of the Bridegroom, we ll soon
perish. HarkAn uproar from the cityA voice from the templeThe
voice of the Lord, rendering recompense to His enemiesIsaiah 666Amplified
Today we ve numerous outside distractions. We hear
voices coming from every direction. We hear voices from
the city which is that the world generally. These are often quite
overbearing. We hear voices from the temples, which is that the
religions of the planet , all claiming to understand the important truth and
then there s THE VOICE of the Lord. those that don t
recognize His voice are considered His enemies. But Jesus mentioned sheep hearing voices of strangers
many times. He says that even the sheep will run from the
strange voice. Are we not smarter than sheepChrist calls
us all by name. He doesn t need a long distance
relationship with us and He doesn t want any false
shepherds to inform you that you simply are unworthy to return to Him.
Don t be deceived by a false lover.
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