JESUS, OUR WONDERFUL COUNSELOR

 

JESUS OUR WONDERFUL COUNSELOR

Is. 9:6-7  For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. And the government will rest on his shoulders. These will be his royal titles: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Jesus is our Wonderful Counselor.  We discover many wonderful things about our Lord’s ability to counsel us as we face life’s uncertainties.  In Matthew 9, there was a paralytic brought to Jesus for his healing.  In verse four, Matthew tells us that Jesus knows the thoughts of man.  No one can hide his thoughts from the Lord.  He is able to give us good advice because He knows our thoughts whether we can express them or not.  He doesn’t need anyone to interpret our thoughts for Him. 

In John 2:25 we learn that Jesus also knows the heart of man.  He knows what is behind our thoughts.  He knows what our hearts need, even better than we do.  He listens to our hearts and not just our words.  Thus, He is able to give us much better counsel than any human ever could.

In Hebrews 4:15, we learn that Jesus was tempted in all points just as we tempted.  What this says to me is that He understands how we feel.  He has been confronted by the same things that confront us and understands their effect on us.  In other words, He is the ultimate emphasizer.  He is able to help us from a position of personal experience.  What He offers us by way of counsel is trustworthy because He has lived it.

In Psalm 139, we discover He knows what we are made of, because He made us.  We were formed in our mother’s womb with His full knowledge.  He knew right from the beginning of our lives our past, present, and future.  He is able to counsel us best because there is nothing lacking in His knowledge of us.  He knows all the details we leave out when we seek the counsel of others.

Jesus is our Wonderful Counselor.  We can flee to Him with full confidence that He will not steer us wrong.  He loves us and desires only what is good for us.  When we listen to Him and follow His advice, He works all things out in our lives for our good and it brings Him glory and honor when we do (Romans 8:28,29).  And yes, the Lord does use others to give us sound advice that helps us and if their advice is Biblically-based we should follow it.