Five Dimensions of Our Relationship with God and Man

UV 3121/10000 Five Dimensions of Our Relationship with God and Man
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9 v 6
This uni-verse throws the five dimensions of our relationship with God that Jesus made manifest among us. Wonderful – the Happiness, Awe, Joy, Excitement dimension.
Counsellor- the wisdom dimension which is very significant in the pursuit of happiness. Our decisions or choices determine the direction of our lives. Mighty- the power dimension which is the subtle dimension in any relationship. Everlasting Father- that signifies love, concern, provision, protection. Prince of Peace- the peace dimension for we need peace with God that is a precursor to peace with self and others.

A balanced and impactful life will reflect these five dimensions in our own relationships with our spouse, children, extended family, friends, foes, strangers, neighbours with one or the other dimension dominating at any given time. When we discipline our children for instance, we are on the power dimension though love is the motive behind our acts of disciplining. Effective Leadership also requires us to be skilful or well versed in using all these five elements appropriately. Jesus rules and reigns over the lives of believers in terms of these five dimensions. Sometimes we go through great hardships to discipline us or to strengthen and mature us in faith, to prune us and enable us to be more fruitful in terms of our inner qualities of heart and spirit and mind. Mahatma Gandhi once said, "Christians are ordinary people with extraordinary claims." Actually, we are ordinary people with an Extraordinary God with us, in us and for us. This is what makes us wonderful, wise, powerful, loving and peaceful people.
God governance or indeed, good governance should be a judicious interplay of the five dimensions. Everything Jesus did was a blend of wonder, the spiritual wisdom of the Holy Spirit, love, power and peace. Many wonders were performed at the birth of the Christ child- Jesus : His immaculate conception but natural birth, mighty God becoming a vulnerable child, kingship at birth, greatness at birth. His childhood and growth also doubtless had been wonderful of which we have no record but the verse that says that the child grew in wisdom and stature and favour with God and man. He did numerous wonderful miracles to help and bless and heal people. The wisdom and holiness of God sent His Son to a miserable death on the cross but He had a wonderful resurrection from death. Similarly, modelling on Jesus, what we speak and do should evoke a similar wow or wonder effect. Jesus promised us that if we truly believe we would do greater wonders than even He did during His earthly sojourn. We need to use all the five elements or dimensions in order to overcome the world and fulfil the word. Wonder should be tied to wisdom, wisdom to power, power to love and love to peace.