"C" who Jesus is.

For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be upon his shoulders.  And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.--Isaiah 9:6

Who is this Jesus whom we serve? Who is the focus of our worship?  He is God in the flesh, the very power of God who dwelt among us.  The scripture says that no man has ever seen God.  Yet those who beheld His Christ looked into the very eyes of God; those who heard Jesus speak drew near to the very heart of God. Those who were drawn to Him in spirit were in fact wooed by the Holy Spirit of God.

We speak of the triune nature of God as a Trinity, "God in Three Persons".  Yet when we look at one, we see them all; when we see them all, we see the one.  So how do you describe a God you cannot see, now that Christ has ascended into the heavens?

Isaiah did it in four ways.  The prophet spoke of Mighty God, made up of the Everlasting Father, the Peaceful Prince, and the Wonderful Counselor.  Note how each facet of God has a distinct descriptor, a word that underscores the nature of God in all His glory.  You could say that Isaiah made a perfect description of the Trinity: Mighty God, who can be seen as the Everlasting Father, the Peaceful Prince (Son), and the Wonderful Counselor (a term used in the New Testament to describe the Holy Spirit; see John 14:26: "But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I (Jesus) have said to you.")

But wait, you say.  That is not the order in which Isaiah introduced them.  The Counselor, who is wonderful, is introduced first.  Perhaps this is because the Holy Spirit is the one who makes the way clear for people to know God.  "But God has revealed it to us by his Spirit.  The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God...The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him." (1 Corinthians 2:10, 14).  Again, "The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children." (Romans 8:16).  So we see the purpose of the Holy Spirit is to reveal God to us.

The God, who is mighty, is the next revelation to us.  After the Spirit opens our eyes, we see the Big Picture. We see God, who created us in His image, who made all things to be useful to us.  We see God, the First Cause, powerful enough to make all things work together for our good (Romans 8:28).  We see God, who knows the name of every person on this earth--all seven billion of us--and all of our ancestors.  We see God, who is holy and pure and perfect, who cannot abide sin, make a way for us, an avenue to escape our sin and live forever in His holy presence.

The Father, who is everlasting, shows us that he wants relationship with us above all else.  We are not his playthings, or his minions, or his enemies--we are his children.  He loves us and wants to adopt us into his kingdom, if only we can believe in him.  To this end, he sent his Son.

The Prince, who is peaceful, walked as we walk.  He lived in sunshine and in rain, just like we do.  He knew the love of his friends and hatred from his enemies, and even betrayal of one of his closest circle of friends--just like we do.  Who better to show us the way to the Father?  And to complete the circle, if we accept Jesus as Savior through his sacrifice, we are indwelled by the Holy Spirit, who is our Counselor.  How wonderful!

Counselor, Creator, Co-Parent, Co-Regent.
Comforter, Commander, Caregiver, Companion.
Conscience, Correcter, Covenant-giver, Carpenter.
Compassionate, Complete, Concerned, Christ.

Who is He...Who's the mightiest of all
Who is He...Creation trembles at His call
Who is He...The lowly sacrifice, who paid a victims price
His name is Jesus

Who is He...With the power none can tame

Who is He...That every foe would fear His name

Who is He...Who was humbly led away, to suffer that dark day

His name is Jesus 

Who is He...With the eyes that burn like fire
Who is He...Oh the wonder He inspires
Who is He...Who bore the guilt and shame
For those who've gone astray
His name is Jesus

Jesus...Son of God and son of man
Jesus...Who died and rose again
Jesus...He's the Lion and the Lamb