First and foremost, we pray directly to God in Jesus’s name, because we have faith in His Son, Jesus, as our Redeemer. When we respectfully talk to God, we remember Jesus’s words in John 14:14, “If you ask anything in My (Jesus’s) name, I will do it.” Jesus taught his followers to pray to God in his name.
Additionally, the only way that we have access to the supreme Creator is through the merit of Jesus’s sacrifice. In John 14:6, Jesus taught us, “…I am the way, the truth… the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Our prayers of praise, thanksgiving, and requests can only be made acceptable by faith in Jesus.
Furthermore, we know that Jesus was resurrected with the divine nature and is sitting at the right of God. God wants us to honor His Son. Jesus said, “all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.” John 5:23 (NKJV). Therefore, we could also appropriately speak directly to Jesus alone.
Many scriptures teach us to focus on Jesus’s perfect example. Hebrews 12:2 says, “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Ephesians 5:2 (NLT), “Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.”
As we consider this bond between Jesus and his followers, we recognize Jesus as the head of his spiritual body. Colossians 1:18 (NKJV), “And He (Jesus) is the head of the body, the church,…” Therefore, as one’s natural body is directed by a person’s head, it is appropriate to talk to and praise our spiritual head, Jesus. Devoted followers may certainly talk to Jesus.