our Saviour was wonderful in His life. He was also wonderful in His death. The Scriptures reveal some thing of the awful agony which was His as He took upon Him the sins of us all. It was not just a good man who died on the cross; He was very God, the second person of the Trinity, who gave His life to pay the price of our sin. He was Wonderful in His resur rection. All the power of the Roman army could not keep the stone from being rolled away. The empty tomb gave.evidence of the fact that earth could not keep its prey. He rose tri umphant. No matter how fine we con sider some of our friends, at best they are still sinners. And no matter what their ministry on earth, when they have died, their labors and trials on earth are finished. All of the lead ers of religious, as well as political, systems have died and have been buried; none have risen again to live forevermore. This is the difference between Christianity and all man made philosophies of earth. He is also wonderful in His coming
again. This is the Christian’s spur in the night of adversity. “Looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour, Jesus Christ.” We know He is alive because we can have fellow ship with Him through prayer and His Word. It was Martin Luther who, in centuries past, capsulized th is truth in the thought, “I would rather be in Hell with Christ than in Heaven without Him, for Hell would be Heav en with Him, and Heaven would be Hell without Him.” As His coming was promised in Scripture, so His coming again is equally emphasized in no uncertain terms. He Himself declared, “If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” “Even so, come, Lord Jesus.” His Name shall be called, “WONDERFUL.” What does the name Wonderful mean to you? If Christ is real in your life, then how is it that you have been so successful in ruling Him out of every conversation and manner of life? If we feared God only as much, or a fraction as much as we fear others and what others might say about us, great things would be done for the Lord. When our lives come to the place of testing and dif ficulty, when we meet with frustra tions, how do they affect us ? Are we really different from those who have no hope? Or do we throw up our hands in defeat? There is victory in the wonderful name of Christ this joyous season, and it can be the per sonal possession of every believer through faith and trust. Chapter Three T he second name of Christ in Isaiah 9 :6 is “Counsellor.” Some translators have rendered the phrase, “His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor,” suggesting that He is truly wonderful in all aspects of His counselling ministry. Certainly this is a very true picture.
Joyce Landorf (center) receives a special plaque (with gold microphone replica attached) at the occasion of havingcompleted her 1000th broadcast of the popular program "Here's Joyce" released in Southern California over KBBI. Making the presenta tion is Dr. Samuel H. Sutherland (right), president of Biola, with Mr. Donald W. Ranson, general manager of KBBI, looking on.
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