The Wonderful Counselor/ by Charles A . Wormsley I would like TO introduce you to a counselor, a Won derful Counselor. Today we find a lot of people seek ing counselors and psychiatrists because they find them selves in a modern scientific world which is cold, fast, cruel and indifferent. It seems that the more we know about life, the more complex and confused life can become. In other words, knowledge teaches us that we know very little. who have learned from the college of hard knocks how to live in a world without love; a world which has lost its first love ; a world where the love of many has grown cold. The Lord has left a small remnant who still trust in God and in the power of His might.
One of the many titles given to Jesus Christ in the Scriptures is “Wonderful Counselor.” In the Old Testa ment book of Isaiah, chapter nine, we find the prophet foretelling many things concerning the coming Messiah or Deliver of Israel. We who are Christians believe this tobe the Lord Jesus Christ. The prophet says, “ For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9 :6 ). Let us consider what Christ means to the human race and to us as individuals.
From time to time, the pressures of life crush in on us from every side. And at times, it is possible to become frustrated, to feel like giving up and crying, “ Stop the world and let me off!” Don’t feel alone when such thoughts come to you! We all have the same . However, there are two types of people in this world today: those who cannot face life — and don’t even try i — and those who can face life and make a practice of doing it! There are a few — and I do mean few —
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