Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Once again, we come back to Isaiah 9 for a name of Jesus: Wonderful Counselor. Wonderful is like it sounds: "exciting wonder: marvelous, astonishing, admirable", while a counselor is: "a person who gives advice or counselling; a person who listens to and give support or advice; to advise, counsel, admonish; to direct, to resolve, to decide; to devise, to plan, to purpose."* These terms give us a big, big picture of God - both Father and Son. He is the One with the plan and purpose. He devises, decides, and directs His plan. He then gives wisdom and counsel for the carrying out of this plan. As it is accomplished, we are able to see how wonderful He really is. In a very real sense, His plan of salvation has been accomplished, but in our lives, we need counsel as to how to apply it to life here and now. He sticks around to help us with that.
*(Diann Cotton: 100 Days with Jesus)
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