“For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father [of Eternity], Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6 AMP).

What do you need today? Do you need guidance or counsel about a particular situation? Do you need an Almighty Presence in your life, an Everlasting Father, a Prince of Peace?  Through Jesus Christ, we can have all that, and more. 

One of the reasons Jesus was sent to this earth was to be your Wonderful Counselor. When you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, the Counselor comes to live inside you by the Holy Spirit.  Sometimes day to day problems weigh us down and we don't know where to turn, but Jesus is always there to counsel and guide us.  But you should know that He’s not just any kind of counselor.  He's the Wonderful Counselor.  He is full of wonder and amazement and He’s truly extraordinary.  You will also find that He’s the very best counselor you could have because He knows all things!  He knows your hurts, your pain, your joy.  He knows when you laugh, when you cry, when you need a friend.  And He's always there, right by your side, to walk with you, to talk with you, and to lead you along the way.  Do you need counsel regarding your job, your relationships or an important decision?  Do you need a counselor to act as your defender today?  You can call on the Wonderful Counselor, and He will be there, anytime, night or day.  You can call on him with assurance.  You won't receive a voice mail, but what you will recieve is His caring heart, His loving touch,  and His awesome presence.  If you open your heart and let Him show you His wisdom, you will receive His counsel from the Word of God and also from the godly people in your life.  As you seek Him with an open heart, He promises to lead and guide you.  He promises to show you the paths of life so that you can live in victory the way God intends!

Not only is He your Wonderful Counselor, He is your Everlasting Father.  When you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you become His Child, a child of the Most High God, and you instantly have an Everlasting Father!  When you think about the word everlasting, you realize that before the beginning of time, the Father was there.  He was waiting for you to accept Him and become His child.  I can imagine that He was excited and anticipating that day, just like an earthly father would anticipate the birth of a newborn child.  I can imagine He would think everyday, “Is it today?” Is this the day that my child will accept me and come to me? I don’t know what your experience has been with your earthly father, but God is a good and perfect Father.  He loves you with an everlasting love, and the best part of all is that it is UNCONDITIIONAL.  He loves everything about you so much that He notices when a single hair falls from your head.  The Bible says that His thoughts of you are more than the number of grains of sand upon the beach.  He accepts you just the way you are, and He loves you enough to guide you and work His character in you.  And, He will be your Father from now throughout eternity!  He will never leave you nor forsake you!  

He is also our Almighty God, and our Prince of Peace.  When things go crazy in your life and you don't know which way to turn, He can restore Peace to your life and give you an awesome sense of His presence.  I don't know how He does it, but He can give you a peace that passes understanding, and even though you won't understand it, it will be there, deep within you, and you will know from where it came. 

In Him, we have a Wonderful Counselsor, An Almighty God, An Everlasting Father, a Prince of Peace, and so much more.  As we enter into the new year, and the rest of our lives, we truly have so much to be thankful for.  If you don't know Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, I invite you now to accept Him, ask Him to come into your life and fill you with the joy and peace that only He can give.  And I promise, Your life will never be the same.

God Bless you and may He bestow His richest blessings upon you in the coming year, and all the days ahead.