When you speak with counselors, they will often tell you that they are a guide and that a guide cannot lead someone where they do not want to go. If a person does not want to seek health and wholeness, then the counselor’s words and advice will only fall on deaf ears. As people say, “You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make them drink.”
As parents and friends, we experience the same thing. When our children experience pain, they often turn to us. As a friend to others, people may come to us seeking advice. In those moments, we seek to listen and offer words of wisdom. We attempt to offer a helpful perspective and guide their thinking.
Yet what do we realize? A counselor's wisdom is limited, and they may not always be available! As parents and as friends, we know that we do not know all the answers, nor can we always see and understand the whole situation. We may not listen as well as we should, and we can let our own opinions cloud our judgment.
This is why we need a “Wonderful Counselor” like Jesus. In His divinity, He is all knowing. In his humanity, He understands. Colossians 2:2-3 says, “...In order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
As we begin a new sermon series together this week that looks at Isaiah 9:6-7, what we hope to remind ourselves of is that fact that Jesus is the Wonderful Counselor. We can come to Him for direction and counsel. We can talk to him honestly, and humbly seek His guidance. However, we must desire to listen to His Word, knowing that all the treasures of divine wisdom and knowledge are found in Him.
Grace & Peace,
Pastor Aaron
As parents and friends, we experience the same thing. When our children experience pain, they often turn to us. As a friend to others, people may come to us seeking advice. In those moments, we seek to listen and offer words of wisdom. We attempt to offer a helpful perspective and guide their thinking.
Yet what do we realize? A counselor's wisdom is limited, and they may not always be available! As parents and as friends, we know that we do not know all the answers, nor can we always see and understand the whole situation. We may not listen as well as we should, and we can let our own opinions cloud our judgment.
This is why we need a “Wonderful Counselor” like Jesus. In His divinity, He is all knowing. In his humanity, He understands. Colossians 2:2-3 says, “...In order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
As we begin a new sermon series together this week that looks at Isaiah 9:6-7, what we hope to remind ourselves of is that fact that Jesus is the Wonderful Counselor. We can come to Him for direction and counsel. We can talk to him honestly, and humbly seek His guidance. However, we must desire to listen to His Word, knowing that all the treasures of divine wisdom and knowledge are found in Him.
Grace & Peace,
Pastor Aaron
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