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Counsellor
Isaiah 9 :
6. For unto us a Child is born;
unto us a Son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder.
These will be his royal titles:
"Wonderful," "Counsellor," "The Mighty God,"
"The Everlasting Father," "The Prince of Peace."
LB
It is really good to know the identity of the royal Person referred to in this verse: it is the Lord Jesus Christ: the One born as the Child in Bethlehem.
He was God in human form: the Son of God.
Also, the second of His royal titles is Counsellor.
There are two things that stand out about counsellors.
First, they give advice about personal problems and secondly, a counsellor can also be a lawyer who pleads cases in court.
The Lord Jesus Christ does both these things very competently.
When we come to realise that our lives are going in the wrong direction, Jesus not only gives us good advise about going the right way, but He Himself is the right way to go in life. He has already dealt with our biggest personal problem when it comes to approaching our Father in heaven: that of our sin.
Secondly, He is our advocate: our lawyer in God's court, which is the highest court we have to answer in. He has already paid the death penalty handed down from God's court, to humans because of our sin.
Therefore, He is the best representative we can have in making contact with God and setting up a relationship with Him.
Thank God for Jesus, our Counsellor, who has made the way clear for us to receive life and blessings from our Father in heaven.
Prayer:
Father, thank You for looking into the future and seeing that I would need a Counsellor to represent me before You.
Lord Jesus, thank You for taking my judgement upon Yourself and paying for me with Your own life. Thank You for showing how much You love me, not just in words but also by that ultimate sacrifice on my behalf,
in Your name I pray,
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The Inspiration for this collection of thoughts about Jesus, came from this children's hymn:
Tell me the stories of Jesus I love to hear;
Things I would ask Him to tell me if He were here;
Scenes by the wayside, tales of the sea,
Stories of Jesus, tell them to me.
First let me hear how the children stood round His knee,
And I shall fancy His blessing resting on me;
Words full of kindness, deeds full of grace,
All in the love light of Jesus' face.
Tell me, in accents of wonder, how rolled the sea,
Tossing the boat in a tempest on Galilee;
And how the Maker, ready and kind,
Chided the billows, and hushed the wind.
Into the city I'd follow the children's band,
Waving a branch of the palm tree high in my hand.
One of His heralds, yes, I would sing
Loudest hosannas, "Jesus is King!"
Show me that scene in the garden, of bitter pain.
Show me the cross where my Savior for me was slain.
Sad ones or bright ones, so that they be
Stories of Jesus, tell them to me.
Now that next scene in the garden, Bright Morning Son,
Where He arose from the grave, our freedom is won!
Now at God's right hand, "Glory," we sing
To our Lord Jesus, Worship our King!
Words: William H. Parker, 1885.
Final verse added by Sol Wise, January 2009
LB stands for
"The Living Bible",
by Tyndale House Publishers
NKJV stands for
"The New King James Bible",
by Thomas Nelson Publishers
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