WHAT’S HIS NAME?

By Rick Mathes

1 Thessalonians 4:8 (NASB77) ⁸  Consequently, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you.

In the days of Christ you were your name. Your parents would name you what they hoped you would become or as Jesus was named what He did become the, “salvation of His people.” Now I understand that Father god is Jehovah, the I AM that I AM, and the Son is Jesus but what is the name of the Holy Spirit?

The Holy Spirit’s job is to uplift Jesus and demonstrate the amazing anonymity of not having a proper name. I have though listed below the descriptions of the Holy Spirit’s functions but I guess He will remain nameless for eternity. How’s that for complete humility? Here are however a few appellations that were conferred on Him by out Triune God:

The Holy Spirit names might be:

• Spirit of God                            Excellent Spirit
• Spirit of Wisdom                     Spirit of Grace
• Spirit of the Lord                     Spirit of the Father
• God Spirit                                Comforter
• Spirit of Elijah                          Spirit of Truth
• Free Spirit                               Spirit of Holiness
• Spirit of Judgment                  Spirit of Adoption
• Spirit of Burning                      Spirit of the Living God
• Spirit of a Holy God                Spirit of His Son

How humble can you get but to be a nameless God? St. Francis of Assisi said it so well for us. He said, “All I want to do is go about the Father’s business and not know it” amazing grace; that is definitely humility.

And so it is with the Holy Spirit. All He wants to do is go about the our Lord’s business and five all glory to Jesus. He’s the silent warrior that no one notices.

I really believe that those who will hae the first row at the altar of Jesus will be the saints, filled with the Holy Spirit that serve Jesus all their lives and are never even noticed. Now that’s the humility of the Third Person!