October Surprise Day 4, 2026: The True God Revealed: Wonderful Counselor

We will pursue season 9 and finish our October surprise over time, too. Other things are cropping up, and I am getting into a rhythm little by little so that we will forge ahead on both tracks. Prayerfully, we are following the Holy Spirit.

I was fascinated by the title of the child born to us, Wonderful Counselor.

“For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6

Wonderful Counselor sets the tone for the Messiah's ministry, and it begins with His words.

“And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips; and they were saying, 'Is this not Joseph’s son?” Luke 4:22

Wonderful, in the Hebrew, contains several amazing to me shades of meaning: Supernatural, impossible, the realm of the terrific, meaning great, but a little scary, and something of an obstacle. And no wonder when His first words call us to be poor in spirit, mourning, gentle, hungry and thirsty, merciful, pure in heart, peacemakers, persecuted for the sake of righteousness, insulted, and treated as false. Yet rejoicing and be glad. Taking this counsel further into the frightful and unnatural realm, what if He said, forgive and love your enemies and pray for them?

The fulness of “wonderful” is magnified for our nature is to in part:

Be at enmity, in strife, be jealous, have outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, and factions, from Galatians 5:20

Our So What?

Become besotted with our Savior and His wonderful - divine, beautiful, scary, and impossible yet gracious counsel; they bring peace which passes all comprehension.

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass. 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

Brethren, let us pray for one another.

"What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more.

Robert Murray M'Cheyne

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