This is a question for Bishop TD Jakes! (685 hits)
Although this is a question for Bishop TD Jakes any one who thinks they can answer the question please do, okay.
The question is this. Does God pray? I am asking the question because many and many of my Black American people believe that Jesus the Christ was God. This question can be understood in many ways. But, for the most part Black Americans absolutely believe that this man was somehow God.
The problem that I have is whether God pray because I know that Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane to God for forgiveness and pleading metaphorically that his crucifixion as a cup pass him by if it is Thy Will.
Now, it Jesus was God why would he be praying? Do I have a legitimate concern? Now, which one among you is the uncircumcised the giant Goliath I wish to cut his head off, period!
Harry you seem to be assured that is "to my understanding not to believe Jesus was God" and that God has no need to pray. However, no man can even begin to understand all the ways of God, nor of his infinite mind. We simply do not have the power to comprehend the power of the Almighty. Then too, God is a Spirit of 7-fold and every power of his Spirit is a mystery to the human mind and even spiritually opened mind is ignorant to all their understandings. But those who are born of spirit have the unctions of the Holy Spirit which can answer any questions beholding the God's glory.
If Jesus was God why would he be praying? Jesus prayed not only that prayer in the night of his betrayal, but also prayed for his disciples. And the Spirit of God lived in Jesus which also made Jesus a living body of Spirit among the flesh of men. This is the everlasting Spirit of God and the Holy Spirit also being God's own Spirit as well. Surely, he did pray that some other way be given to taking his bitter cup, but it was the will of the Father which he stated the will of the Father be done in Himself. This also being his own will because a great love shown to reconcile men life eternal. This means that all things are of God including prayers. For God does pray, but not in the ways that men pray, but prays by the prayers of the Holy Spirit. Jesus and God being one, Jesus made a statement that those whom have seen him; or known him has known the Father, for he was God Himself. Those who believe have no question that Jesus was God and that God did pray, but never sinned. We have evidence he prayed in Jesus. And for this cause those who follow Christ believe.
Now if I recall correctly; it was Goliath that fell to his to his death, by a young small boy named David who trusted the Almighty God.
"Now all things are of God, who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. That is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to HImself, not imputing their trespasses of the, and has committed us the Word of reconciliation." 2 Corinthians: 4:18-19
"For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on things of the flesh, but those who live according the Spirit, the things of the Spirit." "Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, "But the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered."--[Romans: 8:5 and Romans: 8: 26-28]
That is all Harry. May God pray for us his childrend.
Correction of typo in verse:: Now all things are of God, who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. That is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to HImself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed us the Word of reconciliation." 2 Corinthians: 4:18-19
Jesus of the Bible never instructed us to pray to him, he said don't pray to me, pray to the God that sent me.
Now to answer your question, yes God does pray. The next logical question would be: Who does God pray to?
Well, when we pray aren't we praying to the God within self? So if God prays, then he is praying to the God that he mastered within self. I pray to a Spiritual Power that is living within me and is my best friend. Remember God is a man, for God is within each and every one of us. God's teachings are designed to bring that God out of us!
