Prayer Delay

"But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John." -- Luke 1:13, KJV

I love this verse. The phrase "for thy prayer is heard" should be reassuring to us all. We must not miss the meaning here. The prayer that Zechariah prayed was prayed many years earlier, and having reached an advanced age, his petition had ceased. Our prayers are ever before the Lord. They do not expire. Prayer is sometimes immediately heard and answered; and sometimes an answer is deferred a long time. Our prayers are prayed from the earth which has time, but they reach God in heaven where time does not exist. Ponder the deep things of God today.