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The Vision is Sure, February 27
The vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak,
and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it
will not tarry.
Habakkuk 2:3
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The faith that strengthened Habakkuk and all the holy and the just in
those days of deep trial was the same faith that sustains God’s people today.
In the darkest hours, under circumstances the most forbidding, the Christian
believer may keep his soul stayed upon the source of all light and power.
Day by day, through faith in God, his hope and courage may be renewed....
In the service of God there need be no despondency, no wavering, no fear.
The Lord will more than fulfill the highest expectations of those who put
their trust in Him. He will give them the wisdom their varied necessities
demand.
Of the abundant provision made for every tempted soul, the apostle Paul
bears eloquent testimony. To him was given the divine assurance, “My
grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” In
gratitude and confidence the tried servant of God responded: “Most gladly
therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may
rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in
necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am
weak, then am I strong.”
2 Corinthians 12:9, 10
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We must cherish and cultivate the faith of which prophets and apostles
have testified—the faith that lays hold on the promises of God and waits
for deliverance in His appointed time and way. The sure word of prophecy
will meet its final fulfillment in the glorious advent of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ, as King of kings and Lord of lords. The time of waiting
may seem long, the soul may be oppressed by discouraging circumstances,
many in whom confidence has been placed may fall by the way; but with
the prophet who endeavored to encourage Judah in a time of unparalleled
apostasy, let us confidently declare, “The Lord is in his holy temple: let all
the earth keep silence before him.”
Let us ever hold in remembrance the cheering message, “The vision is
yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though
it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.... The just
shall live by his faith.”
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