December 12—A Pearl for Today
“For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace” (Isa. 9:6 NASB).
WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, OUR MIGHTY GOD
We can trust the infinite wisdom of God to counsel us in every area of our lives.
When our daughter Donna attended Talbot seminary in California, one of her counseling class assignments was to write a paper on God the Wonderful Counselor. She came to appreciate our God and this aspect of His character, and so have I.
So many of the scriptures speak of God as our counselor. Psalm 16:7-9, 11: “I will bless the Lord who has counseled me; Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night. I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will dwell securely. … Thou wilt make known to me the path of life” (NASB).
Indeed, most of God’s counseling comes to us through scripture. Psalm 33:11: “The counsel of the Lord stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation” (NASB).
Other favorite verses about our mighty counselor include Psalm 73:24: “With Thy counsel Thou wilt guide me and afterward receive me to glory.” Isaiah 28:29: “This also comes from the Lord of hosts, Who has made His counsel wonderful and His wisdom great” (NASB). Proverbs 19:20-21: “Listen to counsel and accept discipline, That you may be wise the rest of your days. Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but the counsel of the Lord, it will stand” (NASB).
A wonderful quality of God the counselor is that when He gives counsel, He also provides the enabling power to follow it. He can heal any hurt. Every bit of shame or guilt uncovered, He is able to wash away or cover under His precious blood. He truly is a WONDERUL counselor!
Spend some time praising God as your wonderful counselor and thank Him for His counsel.
