Wonderful, Counsellor

“... And He will be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6
It’s great to reflect on some of the names of Christ. As we know, names in Jewish culture are not just chosen for how they sound, or to name the child after a relative or famous person (usually), but for the meaning behind the name. For example, the name ‘Jesus’, or in Hebrew ‘Jehoshua’ means ‘Jehovah is salvation’. See Matt. 1:21. He is called ‘Immanuel’, meaning ‘God with us’.
Here, Jesus is also called ‘Wonderful’, ‘Counsellor’, ‘Mighty God’, ‘Everlasting Father’, ‘Prince of Peace’. He is indeed wonderful – if you know Him, you will know how He can fill you with wonder and awe when thinking about Him. He is our counsellor: He guides us through His Word and through His Spirit. He stands before the Father, mediating for us. He is the mighty God – just read Revelation 19. He is everlasting. And He is the prince of peace. Only someone who knows the Lord, can know what real peace is.
How awesome that we can know God in this way, that He would reveal Himself to us! He didn’t have to – He is complete without us – but He wanted to because He loves us.