We have plenty of counselors today—both the secular and the Christian variety. We have the paid and the unpaid, the invited and the uninvited. The plethora of counselors probably is a good indication of the complexity of life today.
Isaiah, the prophet, speaks of the coming of One who would be Wonderful Counselor (Isa. 9:6). Isaiah wrote during dark and depressing days. Isaiah swept back the dark clouds by promising that those who were “walking in darkness” would see a great light.
Today we know that these grand titles from Isaiah 9:6 were all fulfilled in Jesus. He is the Wonderful Counselor. Look at Jesus as He counsels the woman taken in adultery. He offers her grace and forgiveness and yet confronts her with the reality of the destructive nature of her sin. His counsel was a perfect balance of grace and truth.
We have a Wonderful Counselor in Jesus, but to benefit from His counsel, we must be willing to listen to Him, meditating on His Word, and then taking the prescription offered from His Word. In other words, we must be prepared to heed and obey the Words of the Wonderful Counselor. By the way, Our Counselor sent the Holy Spirit to enable us to hear and obey His Word.
Prayer: I confess to you my need of a counselor today. I will listen and obey. Amen
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