THE Lord seems to be more touched by the sight of man’s need than by anything else. “Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.” The Lord takes especial delight in making the weak strong, the poor rich, and those who are dead in trespasses and sins to live. It is the Master’s delight to bestow His love and benefits with manifest liberality. Those who were in darkness have seen a great light. We must always keep in mind that the government is upon Christ’s shoulders, and so we do not have the responsibility of running it. We can not properly manage ourselves; we are unable to tame our own tongues. “The tongue can no man tame.” Anything that has to be governed, you will need to let Christ have. We may rebel against His government, but there is a harvest for every rebellious act. If somebody gets up a rebellion, he will be allowed to go on until the harvest, and by and by the Lord will let him reap the products of his own rebellion. Disease germs go along and multiply at a tremendous rate, but by and by they begin to secrete a poison that destroys themselves. Their own mischief-making becomes suicidal to their existence. That is how it is with a person who does not submit to the government of Christ. By and by his rebellious thoughts, acts, purposes, and plans will result in the necessity of God destroying him. Let us leave the government on Christ’s shoulders. “Wonderful.” You would naturally expect our Governor to do wonderful things. That is His name. God always gives people names according to their character. He has a wonderful character. He is a wonder-worker,—a real wonder-worker,—not merely as a show performer to excite curiosity. He works real wonders, wonders that the angels marvel at. The greatest of His wonders is the miracle of saving sinful men and women, transforming their hearts by His grace. “Counselor.” When you need counsel, go to the Lord for it before you go to any one else. Take all your troubles to Him. Do you talk to Him before every move you make? Do you take Him for your counselor? “The counsel of the Lord standeth forever, the thoughts of His heart to all generations.” Ps. 33:11. If you get counsel from the Lord it will stand forever. You can build on the sure foundation. “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly.” Ps. 1:1. The ungodly will always be on hand to give their counsel. They are very free with their counsel, and anxious to tell you what to do. Before you take counsel, be sure to find out whether the advice is the counsel of the ungodly, or of Him who is Wonderful, on whose shoulders is the government. The Wonderful Counselor says, “I counsel thee to buy of Me gold tried in the fire.” The way we buy that gold is by an experience in which our characters are tried in the fire. If you want this gold tried in the fire, you will need to have your character tried in the fire.