...desires after Himself if He did not mean to satisfy them ; and, though He has not said when, yet, "if it tarry, wait for it, for in the end it shall speak." You see it is positive ; it is no may-be or perhaps, for — " His promise is yea and amen, And never...

...an unbelieving prince that said, ' Why should I wait on the Lord any longer ?' And Hab. ii. 8, 4, ' The vision is for an appointed time ; though it tarry, wait for it,' &c. Place. Jacob would not have prayed in faith for provision, if he would not have had it in Egypt....

...incense of His intercession and atonement. We may therefore wait the Lord's time to see the answer. "The vision is for an appointed time. Though it tarry wait for it, because it will surely come." Meantime we need not hesitate to say with the apostle, " this is the...

...Recollect, although there is darkness with thee, with him there is no darkness at all. Still rest : the vision is for an appointed time ; though it tarry, wait for it. At the end it will speak, and speak right things and suitable things ; and thou shalt better understand...

...Scripture would also come to my mind to encourage me still to seek him. This once came to my mind: " The vision is for an appointed time. Though it tarry, wait for it ; it will surely come; it will not tarry." I was in very deep distress at times. My father grew a little...

...exception." And so he may be, but the general law of God stands, " Wait ; abide patiently for Him." " The vision is for an appointed time ; though it tarry, wait for it, because it will surely come, it will not tarry." The fact is, that God has expressly covenanted what...

...His time for it. God delivers His people, but in His own time and way. Tarry thou the Lord's leisure. The vision is for an appointed time ; though it tarry, wait for it (Ps. xxxvii. 7 — 34 ; Hab. ii. 3) Sinners not immediately punished, nor saints immediately delivered....

...perseverance and watching unto prayer. This is the " patience of hope" mentioned in 1 Thess. 1. 8. "The vision is for an appointed time. Though it tarry, wait for it. It shall come." There is no uncertainty about it. It "will not tarry " beyond that appointed time....

...as well as ourselves. Earnest longings and entreaties for spiritual blessings never disregarded. ' The vision is for an appointed time ; though it tarry, wait for it ; it will surely come, and will not tarry' (Hab. ii. 3). — Observe, in regard to the favour in the...

...I say, on the Lord." And I felt it good to hope and quietly to wait for the salvation of God. " For the vision is for an appointed time ; though it tarry, wait for it, because it will surely come ; it will not tarry ;" and I felt as confident that the lad would be brought...