There is something else to consider about the name “Counsellor.” The counsel of the Lord can be trusted. I wonder if you remember the Bible story of King Rehoboam? It was said that he would not hearken unto the voice of the Lord, but rather that he sought counsel from the young men in his court. Because of this he lost five-sixths of his entire kingdom, 10 of the 12 tribes were gone, and his empire shattered. Again, further back, the first king of Israel, Saul, would not seek after the counsel of the Lord. His end was swift destruc tion, for he had turned to wizards and diviners. Through, his folly, he died instead of ruling in peace. I knew a woman in our home town who was so bent on following the signs of the moon that she would plant her crops by the moon, she would invest by the moon, and she would deter mine every course of life by the moon. The end of her life was em- bitterment; her husband had left her and she herself was broken in spirit. How much better to take counsel in the Creator rather than in the crea ture. The wisdom of Christ is far above principalities and powers. Answer truthfully, and ponder a moment in your heart: Have you ever sought God’s counsel on your knees and gone wrong? Haven’t the difficulties come when you have failed to take God into consideration, when you haven’t asked for His guidance, or when you have known the leading He has given, and yet failed to heed it? His counsel can be trusted, for He knows all. He knows the end even from the begin ning. There’s another reason why I par ticularly like this name of the Lord: Counsellor, and that is because He gives definite counsel. I dislike wishy-
washy advisers who are afraid to be positive. In the wisdom of the Bible, we read the words, “As ointment is for perfume, so is hearty counsel.” When the Lord is guiding, you will have a perfect peace and serenity that can never be noted in any other sphere of activity. Even as I speak to you, a matter of great concern and consequence faces my life. Humanly speaking, I need guidance, and thanks be unto God, He will marvelously give it, I know, for He has flooded my soul with a trusting peace and con fidence. I wouldn’t give anything this world has to offer in exchange for such peace of heart and mind. You need the counsel of the Lord. If you are a backslider, God has giv en you good advice. In speaking to one of the churches of Revelation, He declares, “I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire that thou mayest be rich.” How many men to day are concerned about making great capital gains, but they have missed the point of true richness in gaining eternal life. The Lord Jesus speaks to the man who has never re ceived Christ as Saviour, and in sim ple words says, “Come unto me,” “learn of me,” “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life,” “Believe on me.” His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor. He alone has the power to carry out His divine counsel for your life, no matter your age, from the young child to the teenager, to the young married couple, to the one in the sunset years. Is He your Sav iour and your Counsellor today? Chapter Four I am not opposed to religious art as such, but frankly, I don’t care for the pictures which are ordinarily painted of the Lord Jesus Christ. I would rather think of Him as He is portrayed in the Scriptural pictures which are given in the Word of God. So often the world sees these human interpretations and thinks of Christ
Worry is a burden no Christian was ever meant to bear.
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