Jesus is holy. But is he smart? Many Christians say no…
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)
This Christmas season, you’ll likely hear the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah in your church, mall, or on TV. Over the next four weeks, we’ll examine the four messianic titles sung in that glorious piece derived from Isaiah 9:6—Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace—and ask ourselves what it means for our work today that Jesus is all these things and more.Â
We begin with Christ’s title of “Wonderful Counselor.”Â
The best counselors have been where you’ve been—they feel your pain. That’s what makes Jesus a Wonderful Counselor: nobody understands your pain better than him. Hebrews 4:15 says, “we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not ...
