Wonderful Counselor

“For to us a child is born, to us son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Isa. 9:6)

Names of God

God has many names and titles in the Bible. Each one tells us something important about Him—His character and how He relates to us. And how we must relate to Him. Here is another one of His many Names, which is Wonderful Counselor.

Wonderful Counselor

When Isaiah wrote his prediction of the coming of the “Wonderful Counselor”, Isaiah 9:6, he was writing nearly 800 years before Christ. This period of history was tumultuous as the Assyrians were on the march, taking people into captivity by droves. Isaiah’s prophecy gave the people of God a hope they so desperately needed: a Child would be born to fulfill the Davidic Covenant, and He would bear the titles “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

Jesus is Wonderful

Jesus demonstrated His wonderfulness in various ways when He was on the earth, beginning with His conception in the womb of a virgin (Matt. 1:23). He showed He is the “wonderful” One in His power to heal (Matt. 4:23), His amazing teaching (Mark 1:22), His perfect life (Heb. 4:15), and His resurrection from the dead (Mark 16:6).

Jesus taught wonderful things

“Blessed are those who mourn” (Matt. 5:4). “Rejoice and be glad” in persecution (Matt. 5:11–12). “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you” (Luke 6:27).

Jesus’ kind of wonderful superior to any other kind

He is perfect in every way. (Matt. 5:48)

Jesus is a wise counselor

Jesus did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person.

“and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man.” (John 2:25).

Jesus is able to advise His people thoroughly because He is qualified in ways no human counselor is. In Christ is “hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Col. 2:3), including the knowledge of all human nature (Psalms 139:1–2).

Jesus always knows what we are going through, and He always knows the right course of action (Heb. 4:15–16).

Therefore

Christ’s position as our Wonderful Counselor means we can trust Him to listen to our problems and guide us in the right direction.

“casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7 ESV)

  “In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” (Prov. 3:6).