{"id":109,"date":"2010-12-03T13:12:55","date_gmt":"2010-12-03T18:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/example.org\/what-makes-his-counsel-so-wonderful"},"modified":"2010-12-03T13:12:55","modified_gmt":"2010-12-03T18:12:55","slug":"what-makes-his-counsel-so-wonderful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/2010\/12\/what-makes-his-counsel-so-wonderful.html","title":{"rendered":"Bedtime questions answered by Wonderful Counselor!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Father-and-son-beach\" For to us a child is born,to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor<\/strong>, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace<\/em> (Isaiah 9:6 NIV).<\/p>\n

“Daddy, where does the sun go at night?” I asked my dad as he leaned over tucking me into bed.<\/p>\n

“Why it’s busy waking up the little boys in China, son.” He answered, knowing this would only lead to more questions from his curious and bedtime-stalling son.<\/p>\n

I loved these bedtime question and answer sessions with my father. And he seemed to enjoy them too. I especially liked the way he didn’t talk down to me, but gave me real answers. He encouraged my inquisitive nature and told me that I was the “smartest 7 year old he knew.”<\/p>\n

I wouldn’t take anything for those memories with my dad. Those were wonderful times together, made especially sweet because we lost him to cancer the following year, when I was only eight years old.<\/p>\n

In the years following I used to long for someone to answer my bedtime questions. You know, the kind of questions\u00a0that keep you up at night. That’s when I started calling out to the Lord. I would ask the Lord Jesus my questions and seek His counsel on upcoming decisions. Emptying my mind of every concern I would find blessed sleep in knowing that He was my counselor. And oh, what a wonderful counselor Christ is!<\/p>\n

His counsel is wonderful because…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christ’s counsel is\u00a0personal<\/span><\/strong>. Jesus calls us to a personal relationship. He knows us and our situation. He is not distant, but close. He leans in and answers us.<\/p>\n

Christ’s counsel is\u00a0powerful<\/span><\/strong>. Following the words and commands of Christ, we receive power to live them out. His words are not just wise advice, they contain wonder-working power. His words are life.<\/p>\n

Christ’s counsel is\u00a0perfect<\/span><\/strong>. His counsel is wonderful because it accomplishes its goal.\u00a0His word is\u00a0like a seed\u00a0growing within us, making us like Him. His word is flawless and pure. It never fails.<\/p>\n

I’m thankful this Christmas season for the Son that was given “unto us.” He is a Wonderful Counselor and more than able to answer my “bedtime questions.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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