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COUNSELOR

“And His Name shall be called … Counselor” (Isaiah 9:6).

The Hebrew word for counselor in this text is yaats, and it has several meanings, mainly “advise well, consult, give counsel, determine, devise, and guide” (see Strong’s, Hebrew 3289). There are many Scriptures to study celebrating this Name of Christ as Counselor.

Our Jesus is not only wonderful, but He is also wonderful in counsel:

“This also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working” (Isaiah 28:29).

We are in need of His counsel:

“O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps” (Jeremiah 10:23).

His counsel is given freely:

“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him” (James 1:5–6).

His counsel gives life:

“Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life” (John 6:68).

If we strive to seek His counsel, we will find it:

“If you cry after knowledge and lift up your voice for understanding; If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hid treasures; then shall you understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom: out of His mouth comes knowledge and understanding” (Proverbs 2:3–6).

In Him is all wisdom and knowledge:

“In whom [Christ] are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:3).

Where else can we go for true counsel but to the highly exalted Counselor Himself?

Kids’ Corner

Blindfold one of the children and secretly assign another family member to be the “counselor.” The parent spins the blindfolded child, and then the “counselor” gives the blindfolded child verbal directions leading to a designated spot in the room. At the same time, the rest of the family will tell the blindfolded child random directions leading nowhere. The blindfolded child has to guess which family member was the true “counselor.” The object of the game is for the blindfolded child to discern who was giving him wise counsel and who was not. Talk about the fact that Jesus is the true Counselor, and we need to listen for His voice from among all the other voices in the world.