Jesus Is The Wonderful Counselor Who Deeply Cares About You

Isaiah 9:6 & I Corinthians 1:24

You want to know that someone you go to for counsel and advice really cares about you. The most wonderful thing about Jesus as our Counselor is that no one cares more about you than He does.

Soul Food

Isaiah 9:6

“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, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

I Corinthians 1:24

“but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.”

Soul Search

• When you need the most significant and consequential answers in life, who do you turn to?
  A friend or family member?
  An employer or manager at work?
  The internet?
  Who do you turn to and why?

• Do you ever go to God in prayer for guidance and direction?
  If not, why not?
  If you do, why do you?

• The Bible calls the Holy Spirit the ‘Paraclete.”
  Paraclete is the Greek word for “One who comes alongside” and is the term that means “advocate,” “comforter” or “helper.”
  In John 14:16,17 the Holy Spirit is our Advocate or intercessor.
  Do you believe that when you call out to God that He supernaturally sends you help and counsel by way of the Holy Spirit?

• Sometimes we project our human relational traumas onto who we view and believe God to be.
  If we have been disappointed, frustrated, betrayed, neglected and even abused by people in our lives who we thought we could trust, those hurts sometimes prevent us from believing that God will love and care about us.
  Do you have trouble believing that God even exists and that He could possibly love you and care about you?

Soul Moves

• Take a close look at where you turn for counsel and help when you need it.
  If it doesn’t involve turning to God and asking for His help, ask yourself why.
  Ask God to help you turn to Him in trust and simple faith.

• Ask God to show you the relationships in your life that have affected your view of God and ultimately, your relationship with Him.
  Ask Him to heal you and change the wrong perceptions you might have about Him.

• Believe God to be the wonderful counselor, the advocate, the helper and the comforter that His Word, the Bible, says that He is.
  Ask Him in prayer to help you and take care of you.

• "Many people grow up believing that they are not loved and not cared for.
  They don’t believe they have much value to be loved and cared for.
  Let I John 3:1(a) and I Peter 5:7 sink into your soul:

  “See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are!” (NLT)

  “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” (NLT)"