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Podcast Introduction Today our reading is  1 Samuel 21-25.  I’m calling the episode “In the Fullness of Time.” Comments on 1 Samuel 23 and 24 In chapter 23, we saw that Saul was still after David, and he almost had him, but God intervened with the report of the Philistines attacking the land. And then in chapter 24, we saw that David had the perfect opportunity to take Saul out, but David spared Saul’s life because Saul was still God's anointed king. David had been anointed to *become* the king of Israel. God chose him, but He had not chosen to remove Saul just yet.  God’s timing is rarely our timing. Remember His promise to Abram that He would make him a great nation. Abraham waited twenty-five years for the birth of his first son. David knew that it was not his place to rush God. He knew that when God made a promise, He would fulfill it in His time. In our age of nearly instant gratification, we are not very good at waiting. We want it NOW. But waiting can be a good thing. Maybe we’re n