I’M GLAD YOU ASKED…
Q. I was always taught to pray to God, but when you pray you seem to be talking to Jesus. Who do we pray to?
A. Almighty God is one Being experienced in 3 “Persons” … Father, Son, and The Holy Spirit. The theological term for this is the Trinity. We do not have 3 separate Gods, but rather, 3 “Persons” functioning together in perfect harmony. Each is completely God. The Father is God, the Son is God, and The Holy Spirit is God. When we come to faith, God the Father reaches out to us. Jesus accomplishes our salvation. And The Holy Spirit applies it. With that understanding, and because each are uniquely God, it is okay to pray to the Father, or to Jesus, or to The Holy Spirit. I often direct my prayers to Jesus because I like to visualize Him as we “converse.” Ultimately, prayers of believers are to God the Father, in the name of Jesus, and in the power of The Holy Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
Pastor Rande Smith, Community Church of Rolling Meadows,IL
