"... And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor ..." Isaiah 9:6
When the prophet Isaiah predicted the birth of Jesus, The Christ, more than 400 years beforehand, he also predicted what He would be called. The first name he predicted that they would call Him was 'Immanuel', which I discussed yesterday.
The second name that He shall be called is 'Wonderful Counselor'. To appreciate why He is called 'Wonderful Counselor', you must understand that a counselor listens to you as you describe your situation or problem, then gives you advise. He is called 'Wonderful Counselor' because He not only listen to you, without interrupting, He gives you the best possible advise, guidance and directions, and He does things to help you out that you could not do for yourself.
Maybe you cannot appreciate this if you have never called upon Him. If you have never had to
call upon Him when you didn't know what to do, and all that you could say was, "Lord, have mercy." In the midnight hour, when things look their darkest, you can call upon Him. He is a Wonderful Counselor.
He is special. We celebrate everything about Him because He is special, including His birthday, which the prophet Isaiah predicted more than 400 years beforehand.
Have a Merry Christmas, but remember to keep Christ in you Christmas celebration.
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