Our names are an incredibly important part of our identity. Our names give us a sense of who we are, the communities we belong to, and even our place in the world. In Isaiah chapter 9, four names are given for the coming Messiah. In these four names we find four important things God became to the world through Jesus Christ. The first name is Wonderful Counselor.
READ:
Isaiah 9:6 • Luke 2:11 • Jeremiah 23:5-6 • Mark 10:20-22
DISCUSS:
• What is the meaning of your name? How are our names a major part of our identity?
• How did the promise from Isaiah (700 years before Christ was born) answer the world’s true problem (the sin problem)?
• What must take place for a counselee to have the best opportunity to find hope and healing from a counselor?
• What makes Jesus a Wonderful Counselor? What is wonderful about Jesus when it comes to His counsel?
• What are some of the things Jesus counsels us to do that are the opposite of what the world says?
• Sometimes Jesus’ counsel is not what we want to hear. How should we respond when instructs us to do something we don’t want to do?
PRAY:
Pray that you will be honest, attentive, and obedient to the Wonderful Counselor.
RESPOND:
Consider which area you need to focus on regarding how you approach the Wonderful Counselor – honesty, listening, doing.