Our theme scripture portrays our God as wonderful in counsel. The prophet Isaiah highlighted the same attribute for the Lord Jesus saying, "And he will be called the Wonderful Counselor" (Isaiah 9:6). Your accurate knowledge of God helps you become consistently effective in your walk of faith as Daniel 11:32 states that "they that know their God shall be strong and do exploits". Being Wonderful in counsel, God gives instructions or counsel that yields extraordinary results beyond human comprehension. His counsel may sound simple, familiar and sometimes strange to science and to the experience of men, but the results are distinguished and undeniable. The International Standard version rendering of our theme scripture says, "This insight also comes from the Lord of the heavenly armies who is distinguished in practical advice and magnificent in sound wisdom". Our God is distinguished in practical advice. His counsels are delivery vehicles for His mighty acts. Many times what you require is counsel from the Lord to either get out of a troublous situation or move you to a next and higher level in your walk with God.

Exodus 14 gives an account of the children of Israel facing the Red Sea while Pharaoh's desperate Egyptian soldiers matched towards them fiercely. They were hemmed in with no human possible way of escape. If caught by Pharaoh, execution was inevitable. Amidst this unsettling experience, God instructed Moses, "But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea" (Ex 14:16). How do you part the sea by lifting up a rod? This does not subscribe to any proven scientific principle. However, when Moses acted on the instruction, the sea divided into two and they walked on dry ground just like the Lord said. Verse 31 records "And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses". You too can experience the power of God in your life. God is no respecter of persons (Romans 2:11). Act on His instructions and see extraordinary results in your life in this year of manifesting.