Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:
and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called
Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of
Peace."
I feel it is very important as we look at these names given to our Lord that we
think of them in terms of the first three words of this verse: "For unto
us..."
"For unto us... His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor." The
Lord has brought us into a very precious relationship that is far above all
others. Because of our relationship with Him, we can have a stronger
relationship with our spouse, our children, our family and friends. Our
relationship with Him enriches everything else in our lives. It is through our
relationship with Him that we can endure every struggle in life. This
relationship is by His amazing, saving grace; yet, you and I need to work on
this relationship every single day. It is not something we can just take for
granted. We can't place it on the shelf and bring it down when we feel the need
for His help. We are to nurture our relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Without that nurturing, we will be very hesitant to bring our thoughts, cares, and troubles to Him. He is indeed our Wonderful Counsellor, but we must practice His presence in our lives through prayer and studying His Word. I say that because I assure you He will never give us counsel that is outside the realm and authority of His written Word. He will never instruct us to do something that goes against that which was written. For if He were to do so, He would be going against His very own nature - and He will not do that. His Word teaches us that God cannot lie. See Titus chapter 1, verse 2. As we go through the book of Isaiah, we will see ways in which the Lord converses with us. But for now, we need to just ponder the blessed truth that He is the greatest Counsellor and source of all wisdom. It may be that we need to relearn the art of talking to Him and then simply being still to wait for His answer to us. "For unto us... For unto you... For unto me... He is the Wonderful Counsellor." Thank you Jesus.