Morning and Evening with Charles Spurgeon March 22 | Morning
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Mar 22, 2026 A morning devotional focusing on Matthew 26:39 and the pattern of Jesus withdrawing to pray. Listens cover solitary prayer, humble postures like kneeling, and addressing God as Father. Themes include persistent prayer practiced repeatedly and the balance of earnest pleading with submission to God’s will.
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Solitary Prayer Holds Unique Strength
- Jesus withdrew from his closest disciples to pray alone, showing solitary prayer's unique power in trial.
- Frazer Blaxland argues private devotion yields the "sweetest" heavenly fragrance because no ear hears but God's.
Approach Prayer With Humble Posture
- Humble posture matters in prayer; Blaxland cites kneeling and falling on the face as examples of abasement before God.
- He teaches that humility is necessary to prevail, because we must abase ourselves for God to exalt us.
Plead Your Adoption And Persist In Prayer
- Appeal to your status as God's child when you pray by saying Abba, Father to seek protection and comfort in trial.
- Be persistent: Blaxland notes Jesus prayed three times and urges not to stop until you prevail.