Sunday, December 26, 2010
SCRIPTURE READING
Isaiah 9:6 (NIV); And he will be called Wonderful Counselor…
Over 600 years before the birth of Christ, the prophet Isaiah pronounced these words. A child would be born who would be called Wonderful Counselor.
Who is wonderful in counsel but the Lord? Who is great in wisdom but our God? He knows the outcome of every event. He knows the downfall of every ruler and the rising of the next. He devised the rising and setting of the sun and the placement of the earth in the precise point of survival in the Milky Way. He above all else can be trusted to give the most perfect guidance, and His direction is good. He is not the overwhelmed guidance counselor of an over-populated school, taking case after case with growing anxiety. He is not the stereotypical life councilor of the movies blandly asking “And how do you FEEL about that?” He is the WONDERFUL Counselor. He is the extraordinary, unfathomable Leader who excites our mind to amazement. It is with eternal wisdom and immense joy that He wants to direct your paths. As wise king Solomon said, trust God, lean on His understanding and acknowledge Him in all things, then He will make your paths straight. You will know the way to go, and you will know the will of the Lord. What an incredible promise from a Wonderful God.
PRAYER and MEDITATION
1. Read the words of Isaiah 9:6 a few times over and spend some time soaking them up. “He is called Wonderful Counselor.” Allow this to sink in. What does it mean to you today, right now?
2. Meditate on what this prophesy meant to the world at large. It was not spoken just for us as individuals, but the entire human race!
3. Do you have decisions to make or questions that are in your heart today? Lay them down before God and see what He has to say. How does He want to lead you in these things?
4. Ask the Holy Spirit how you can share this news with someone today. Who needs to know that the Lord is the Wonderful Counselor and how can you communicate this to them? Be specific.
