Monday, December 23, 2013

The Son's Name (Isa. 9:6) > "Counselor" (Part 3)

UNLIKE HUMAN COUNSELORS, JESUS IS THE ONLY COUNSELOR WHO DOESN'T NEED ONE.
  • Since Jesus is God, His counsel is perfect.
    • He knows everything. 
      • He has no use for Wikipedia and knows every inaccurate revision in it.
    • He sees everything.  
      • He sees everything Big Brother doesn't, and He doesn't need vast camera systems to keep track of things.
    • He hears everything.
      • He hears things spoken and unspoken.
      • He hears silence and knows how to interpret groans.
      • He hears the sound outer space makes as it expands.
    • He is everywhere.
    • He can do anything except stop being God.
  • Jesus' counsel has already been tested (Prov. 30:5).
  • The counsel Jesus gives is to provoke action, not discussion.
    • Before you seek more counsel from Jesus, have you followed the counsel He already gave?
      • Jn. 3:3 > It is Jesus' counsel that you be born again.
      • 1 Thess. 4:3 > It is His counsel that you abstain from sexual immorality.
      • 1 Thess 5:18 > It is His counsel that you give thanks in everything.
      • Mic. 6:6-8 > It is His counsel that you do good (as defined in the verses).
    • Sometimes what you need is not counsel but courage! 
      • You know what to do but just don't want to do it.
        • James calls such avoidance sin (Jam. 4:17).

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