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Today's Bible Translation

Bible translation used in today's episode: Ch. 21-22 GNT, Ch. 23-25 NIRV

Podcast Introduction

This is History Tuesday, and we’ll read 1 Samuel 21-25.. I’m calling this episode ˆWaiting For the Right Time.”

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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 not ready to receive the thing we want. Maybe it isn’t something that we should have. If it *is* for us to have, maybe God is testing our faith. 

There is a phrase that we see in the Bible. Have you heard it? “In the fullness of time”. In the fullness of time. So many things in our lives depend on the fullness of time. A child comes in the fullness of time. A new job comes in the fullness of time. My children moved out of the shelter of our home in the fullness of time. 

None of these things could be, or should be rushed. God knows what the perfect time is. And He knows what the perfect time is for you.

Are you waiting for something? Are you impatient for that thing to happen? It will, in the fullness of time. Wait on God. Go about your life, serving Him, loving Him, following Him. In the fullness of time, God will bring it to you.

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Transcript corrected by Sister Denise

1 Samuel 21-25: Waiting For the Right Time (LSOYB S13E101)

[TEASER - 0:00]We are not very good at waiting, are we?

[INTRO S13E101 - 0:09]Coming to you from Riverside, California, this is the Lifespring One Year Bible, formerly the Lifespring Family Audio Bible. More about that in a minute. And podcasting since 2004, I'm your OG Godcaster, Steve Webb. I haven't gone anywhere. This is a daily podcast where yes, we will read through the entire Bible in one year. This is History Tuesday, and we'll read 1 Samuel 21 through 25. I'm calling the episode “Waiting for the Right Time.”

This is episode 101 of the season and I've made an executive decision. Yes, I'm changing the name of the show. Why? Well, I did it so that when people search for a one-year-Bible podcast, of which there are many, this show will be included in the results, I would have thought that with well over 2000 episodes of the show still available at lifespringmedia.com, the Lifespring Family Audio Bible would be high on a search result. How foolish of me. This show doesn't even show up because "one year" is not in the show title. And as you know, if you don't show up in a search, practically you don't exist.

Nothing else is gonna change about the show. And we are still family. The Lifespring family is incredibly important to me. It's just that when people are looking for a read-the-Bible-through-in-a-year podcast, I'd like them to be able to find us. What do you think? If you have any thoughts or comments, I'd love to hear from you.