John 14:26

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

We have done a list of names of God in the past and the names for Jesus are many, too many to list here but what about the names for the Holy Spirit?

Doing an internet search for what others think about that question led to a short list from several different sources and they do not all agree. That is fine, they have a right to their opinion but I found it strange that none of the four web pages explored included Helper.

Here Jesus Himself calls the Holy Spirit the Helper. He gives an indication that the Helper teaches us but does not call Him Teacher. The Helper brings memory into focus but we don’t have a name for someone who does that.

When I think of Helper I cannot help but remember back to God creating Eve for Adam, his rightful helpmate.

Now Father God did not create the Holy Spirit, He is God and was always with Father God from before the beginning of time.

Ephesians 6:18

praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,

How do we pray in the Spirit? I don’t know. Help me Father God to understand.

Romans 8:26

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

The wonderful thing about God our Helper is that even in our weakest moments He does not let important things go undone.

I find comfort in believing by faith that God is not dependent on me to see His will done, even if it is something I should be praying about. The Help takes over for us like any good helper would do in loving relationships. The Helper is God and He loves us.

Romans 15:30

I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf,

1 Corinthians 1:22-24 English Standard Version

22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

Signs and wisdom are not stumbling blocks to faith in Christ, making demands of God is a wall unbelievers put up to keep God out of their lives.

John 4:53

The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” And he himself believed, and all his household.

The context here is that this man was an official of some sort. Various versions describe him as royal, noble, government official, all of which could be considered men who were used to getting their own way by making demands. In this case the man said “come and heal my son.” Jesus denied the request and went about seeing to the needs of others in the community after He told this leader that his son would live.

Did Jesus heal the man’s son or just prophecy the event that was already happening?

Arguments could be made either way but the argument is not the focus of the tale. The man and his household began believing in Jesus. My focus in this article is to point to the demand placed on Jesus to go to the boy and Jesus did not obey that leader.

2 Thessalonians 2:3

Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,

This prophecy will not come until a rebellion happens. Only those inside the camp can rebel.

If God does not answer our demands is it possible that might lead to rebellion? I don’t know, so I choose not to place any demands on Christ who is the power and wisdom of God.

That is a choice. Love is after all a choice.