Those who teach by their doctrine must teach by their life, or else they pull down with one hand what they build up with the other.
Matthew HenryCast not away your confidence because God defers his performances. That which does not come in your time, will be hastened in his time, which is always the more convenient season. God will work when he pleases, how he pleases, and by what means he pleases. He is not bound to keep our time, but he will perform his work, honor our faith, and reward them that diligently seek him.
Matthew HenryNothing can make a man truly great but being truly good, and partaking of God's holiness.
Matthew Henry