S – The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—a Spirit of wisdom and understanding, 

a Spirit of counsel and strength, a Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.

Isaiah 11:2 CSB

O – Commentary:

In these verses the character and work of the “Branch” are described. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him, that is, the Holy Spirit would empower Him (at Jesus’ baptism, Matt. 3:16–17) for His work which would be characterized by wisdom … understanding … counsel … power … knowledge, and the fear of the Lord. The attributes of the Holy Spirit would characterize the Messiah. Because of His wisdom, understanding, counsel, and knowledge He is the Wonderful Counselor (Isa. 9:6). Isaiah referred to the Holy Spirit more than did any other Old Testament prophet (11:2 [four times]; 30:1; 32:15; 34:16; 40:13; 42:1; 44:3; 48:16; 59:21; 61:1; 63:10–11, 14).

He is characterized by the fear of the Lord and has delight in it (11:3) just as His people should have. To fear God is to respond to Him in awe, trust, obedience, and worship. 

“Isaiah,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures

A – These seven qualities are the character of the Holy Spirit.  Each unique aspect of the Holy Spirit can impact our relationship with Him.  It also can be an attribute we embody as we live for God daily.

R – Heavenly Father, we worship you alone today.  We ask for the Holy Spirit to flow through us today in the Spirit of wisdom, understanding, counsel, courage, knowledge and fear of the Lord.  Each quality will empower us to face today ready to be used by you.