Choosing a baby's name is tough! Most of us have been involved in that process at some time in our lives and we know this from personal experience. We have consulted numerous books and reviewed family histories in our search for just the right name. A name connects memory and hope, promise and power, past and future. Choosing a name is a major step in shaping a child's identity. Choosing a name is the beginning of charting a child's future. Choosing a name is serious business. ... and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (v. 6)

Here Isaiah lists ceremonial names given to the king at his coronation. These names reaffirmed the Lord's covenant with David 200 years ago. These names expressed desire that the people's hopes for renewal of spirit and r…