30 Days of Praise-Day 9 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.

Part of praising God is recognizing and remembering who He was, is and always will be.

Wonderful Counselor:
Another word for "wonderful" that I've read in a couple commentaries is "miraculous". So He is a God of miracles and great power. In Jesus we have a Savior who is there to comfort us, to take upon Himself all of our hurts, cares, struggles and burdens. Yet even in the midst of doing so offering us the true counsel of His word to keep us strong and moving towards healing.

Mighty God:
He is a God who's hand spans the universe, who's robe train fills the temple with glory, who defeated sin and death with "the joy" of the cross set before Him so that we could be with Him in heaven. He is able to defeat any foe, conquer any hardship and deliver us from all temptations. He is a God worthy of our worship.

Everlasting Father:
Some of us have not had fathers that are everlasting. We don't know what that means. Some may have left physically and yet some emotionally, and the end result is that our view of God the Father is skewed. We apply the characteristics of our earthly fathers to the perfect Father in heaven and we are hindered in our relationship with Him. We must apply truth to who He is and who He's proven Himself to be. He is a Father who loves His children, is never-changing, never sleeps or slumbers and in His Word promises to be with us always, even to the ends of the earth. Even better, we will have Him for eternity with no more tears or pain or humanity getting in the way of the love between a Father and a child.

Prince of Peace:
Unfortunately this world is darkened by evil and thus warfare and strife. When Christ comes back, He will establish peace on this earth. This is something that we can look forward to. On a smaller scale, when the winds and waves of my trials seem to be overtaking me, all Christ has to do is speak "Be still" and my heart is full of peace and quiet.