Who are We to Address When We Pray? (TMF:1238)

Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Peace to Live By: Who are We to Address When We Pray? (TMF:1238) - Daniel Litton
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       So, while this prayer is straightforward and basic perhaps, I think Jesus intends and want us to fill in the columns, if you will, under each section of the prayer. Coming to the first area, then, we read the following: “Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven.” Notice first, who we are praying to. We are praying to “Our Father.” Anyone who knows me well, and anyone who’s listens to me pray, knows that I almost always pray strictly to God the Father. I usually do not pray to the Son or to the Holy Spirit. And why do I personally practice this? Well, The Lord’s Prayer is certainly one of the reasons. Jesus tells us to pray to God the Father, not to himself or to the Holy Spirit. And, believe it or not, nowhere in the New Testament are we told to pray to anyone except God the Father. That’s who the Apostle Paul prayed to anytime he prayed. That’s the order that God has setup. Now, that being said, I know a lot of people who pray to Jesus primarily, and occasionally you’ll hear someone pray to the Holy Spirit.