Should we address prayer to the Holy Spirit?

[CF1]

Here is a song that is a prayer to the Holy Spirit.

http://www.nethymnal.org/htm/h/o/holstdiv.htm

HOLY SPIRIT, TRUTH DIVINE

Holy Spirit, Truth divine,
Dawn upon this soul of mine;
Word of God and inward light
Wake my spirit, clear my sight.

Holy Spirit, Love divine,
Glow within this heart of mine;
Kindle every high desire;
Perish self in Thy pure fire.

Holy Spirit, Power divine
Fill and nerve this will of mine;
Grant that I may strongly live,
Bravely bear, and nobly strive.

Holy Spirit, Right divine,
King within my conscience reign;
Be my Lord, and I shall be
Firmly bound, forever free.

Holy Spirit, Peace divine,
Still this restless heart of mine;
Speak to calm this tossing sea,
Stayed in Thy tranquility.

Holy Spirit, Joy divine,
Gladden Thou this heart of mine;
In the desert ways I sing,
“Spring, O Well, forever spring.”

Now incline me to repent,
Let me now my sins lament,
Now my foul revolt deplore,
Weep, believe, and sin no more.

 

[freeatlast]

Should we address prayer to the Holy Spirit?

The Lord Jesus did not pray to Himself, the Son. He only prayed to the Father. That only makes sense.

Sometimes people in the new testament prayed to the Lord Jesus.

The Holy Spirit gives us illumination, words and power to pray.

Should we ask the Holy Spirit for what the Holy Spirit does?

The Holy Spirit is equal with God the Father and Son as part of God?

When we pray, should we address any of our words to the Holy Spirit?

Wayne Grudem, in his book Systematic Theology, on the chapter on prayer says it does not "seem" wrong to pray to the Holy Spirit, although our primary prayers should be to the Father, or the Son. Nothing forbids us directly from praying to the Holy Spirit.

Chafer says in his book Stematic Theology on the section on prayer, that we should pray TO the Father, through the name of the Mediator, the Son, in the Power of the Holy Spirit. Chafer says we should not address prayer to the Holy Spirit, because that is not the model to follow.

What do others think?

What about worshiping the Holy Spirit? Should we worship the Holy Spirit, or does the Holy Spirit exist to glorify the Father and/or the Son, and thus should not be worshiped?

The bible tells us how to pray and that is what we should follow if we really believe. No one in scripture ever prays, sings, or worships the Spirit individually. We are to worship God in the manner He has given. Spirit and truth.

 

[CF1]

The bible tells us how to pray and that is what we should follow if we really believe. No one in scripture ever prays, sings, or worships the Spirit individually. We are to worship God in the manner He has given. Spirit and truth.

Well, maybe that is the best approach. It just seems like sometimes the Spirit is so filling me up I'm prompted to have sweet communion with him in words.

 

[freeatlast]

Well, maybe that is the best approach. It just seems like sometimes the Spirit is so filling me up I'm prompted to have sweet communion with him in words.

I am not sure what you mean by Him filling you up, but in those times praise the Lord, not the Spirit.

 

[CF1]

Have you never sensed the filling of the Holy Spirit?

Maybe this should be a poll, rather than asking any one person.

 

[JesusFan]

Have you never sensed the filling of the Holy Spirit?

Maybe this should be a poll, rather than asking any one person.

Do you see a difference between being indwelt and infilled by Holy Spirit?
Between being baptised in/by the HS?

 

[freeatlast]

Have you never sensed the filling of the Holy Spirit?

Maybe this should be a poll, rather than asking any one person.

There is no such thing as "sensing the filling of the Holy Spirit" We are either being filled or we are not. The evidence follows if we are being filled and the filling is up to us not the Spirit.
Eph 5:18-