Morning and Evening with Charles Spurgeon

March 29 | Evening

Mar 29, 2026
A reflective reading centered on Song of Solomon 5:6. It explores how delays can test faith and patience. It cautions against mistaking waiting for denial. It imagines God treasuring prayers and tears. It encourages trusting God’s timing for eventual comfort and joy.
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INSIGHT

Delays In Prayer Can Be Divine Tests

  • Prayer can be delayed by God as a test of faith rather than being ignored.
  • Frazer Blaxland explains saints wait with unanswered petitions because God sovereignly times blessings, not due to unaccepted prayers.
ANECDOTE

Jeremiah Image Of Prayers Hitting A Brass Heaven

  • Biblical examples show believers crying out as if heaven were brass, yet continuing to wait.
  • Blaxland references Jeremiah and likens knocking at heaven's gate to a rusted hinge to illustrate prolonged silence.
ADVICE

Do Not Take Delay As Denial

  • Do not mistake delays for denials; continue praying with trust instead of yielding to doubt.
  • Frazer Blaxland urges believers to wait patiently because God's timing and future fulfillment surpass our schedule.
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