Seven Spirits of God by Chris Oyakhilome

Author:Chris Oyakhilome
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-09-25T14:23:33+00:00

THE SPIRIT OF COUNSEL

And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel."

(Isaiah 11:2).

The Spirit of counsel is the fourth of the seven Spirits of God listed in Isaiah 11:2. He is the One Who guides you. The psalmist, speaking of counsel, says,

"I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons" (Psalm 16:7).

David talks about his "reins," that is, his inward man, instructing him in the night seasons. The Spirit of counsel instructs you and guides you from within. That's the Spirit by which the Lord guides your life.

Let's see something else about counsel in Acts 16:6:

"Now when they (Paul, Silas, and Timothy) had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia."

Notice it says they were forbidden of the Holy Ghost. Paul and his company wanted to go preach in Asia, but the Holy Ghost forbade them. Then again in Acts 16:7-9, we read that

"After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas."

This Spirit that dissuaded them from going into Bithynia was the Spirit of counsel. Also, in Acts 11, Peter recounted how the Spirit of counsel ministered to him while he was praying in the house of Simon the tanner:

"And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.

And the Spirit bade me go with them."

(Acts 11:11-12).

The Spirit of counsel instructed Peter to go with these men and preach the gospel to them in Caesarea.

Remember the words of David in Psalm 16:7: "I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel. My reins (inward guide) also instruct me in the night seasons." That's the Spirit of counsel. He instructs you and tells you what to do and what not to do. He directs you in all your affairs.

You may have been headed in the wrong direction, but when the Spirit of counsel ministers to you, "you will hear a voice behind you say, "No, this is the way; walk here" (Isaiah 30:21 TLB).

The Spirit of Counsel is The Extraordinary Strategist

".and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God,

The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace"

(Isaiah 9:6).

The original Hebrew rendering of this portion of the Bible doesn't say, "Wonderful, Counsellor," two different names, as indicated here in the King James Version. It actually reads as one compound name: "Wonderful Counsellor." You'll observe that the other names, "Mighty God," "Everlasting Father," and "Prince of peace" with which the prophet describes the Lord, are also dualized.

The name "Wonderful Counsellor" means "Extraordinary Strategist." The Spirit of counsel is the Extraordinary Strategist. That means He's beyond the ordinary mind or senses. He's supernatural. He cannot be confused. He knows the way out of every crisis you face. He knows how you can come out of the darkness; He knows how to make you a success.

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