Waiting Upon God: Illustrated

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Psalm 123:2
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden to the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait on the LORD our God, until that he have mercy on us.
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Luke 12:36
And you yourselves like to men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.
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James 5:7
Be patient therefore, brothers, to the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
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Waiting on God
... human nature, instead of waiting, and waiting long if ... as individuals every eye were
set upon God, upon the living ... what presence of the everlasting God would be ...
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Silence to God
... few words may be given to that thought illustrated here, of ... The silence of the soul
before God is no mere ... being to keep all our being still and waiting upon Him ...
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The Fact of the Redeemer's Return is Illustrated in the Gospel ...
... it but, as its Founder declared, His church is built upon the Rock ... Hades shall not
prevail against it," and blessed be God they have ... The Church is waiting here ...
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Confession of Sin Illustrated by the Cases of Dr. Pritchard and ...
... fire-cloud of Jehovah's wrath was waiting for the ... has done, the eternal mercy of
God comes streaming ... now mercy with loving heart calls upon sinners repenting ...
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George Muller, and the Secret of His
... word in regard to prayer can be more effectually illustrated and established ... writing
the above, I have been, day after day, waiting upon God concerning this ...
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"Nothing is Impossible to Industry, "Said one of the Seven Sages ...
... We must press our prayers upon God. ... and perfected this principle of Old Testament
pleading and waiting. ... learned the high lesson of submission to God's will in ...
/.../bounds/purpose in prayer/chapter vi nothing is impossible.htm

Sixteenth Lesson. Speedily, Though Bearing Long;'
... with its Lord in which it can enter upon the possession ... be one of faith in the Son
of God who loved ... faith takes more the form of persistent waiting; while to ...
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The Holy Spirit Convicting the World of Sin, of Righteousness and ...
... How often we have seen this illustrated. ... But one night I was waiting upon God that
I might know the Holy Spirit in a fuller manifestation of His presence and ...
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The Two Covenants: the Transition
... we see Him in utter impotence allowing and counting upon God to work ... God wrought
the wonderful transition ... its works, as we lie, as in the grave, waiting for God ...
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Removing the Veil
... enjoyed Presence of God is beautifully illustrated in the ... the Christian message is
God Himself waiting for His ... Holies and never enter at all to look upon God? ...
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