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When Runners Are Called: How God Meets Us in Our Flight?

 Shabbat Shalom from Kent, London- 15Aug2025

📍 Running Isn’t Always Rebellion

Scripture Reference: Acts 7

In a world that celebrates boldness and strength, running is often seen as weakness. But Scripture tells a different story. Time and again, God meets people not in their triumphs, but in their retreats. Fear, shame, rejection, and confusion have driven many to flee—but those moments became divine turning points. This blog explores ten biblical figures who ran, hid, or withdrew… and how God called them in the very places they tried to escape.

This message is for the leaders, learners, seekers, and servants. Whether you’re running from something or toward something, may you discover that God doesn’t just call the brave. He calls the broken, the weary, and yes—the runners.

🏃‍♂️ The Runners Who Were Called

1. Moses
  • He fled Egypt after killing a man, rejected by his own people (Acts 7:29). In Midian, far from the palace, God called him through a burning bush. His flight became his formation.

2. Elijah
  • After calling down fire from heaven, Elijah ran from Jezebel’s threat (1 Kings 19). In a cave, God met him—not in fire or earthquake, but in a whisper. His fear didn’t disqualify him; it deepened his intimacy with God.

3. Hagar
  • Mistreated and cast out, Hagar fled into the wilderness (Genesis 16). There, the Angel of the Lord found her and gave her a promise. She named God El Roi—“the God who sees me.”

4. Jacob
  • Running from Esau after deception, Jacob encountered God at Bethel (Genesis 28). A ladder from heaven appeared, and God reaffirmed His covenant. Grace chased guilt.

5. Jonah
  • He ran from God’s call to preach to Nineveh (Jonah 1–4). A storm, a fish, and a second chance later, Jonah fulfilled his mission. God’s mercy outran his resistance.

6. David
  • Hunted by Saul, David lived as a fugitive (1 Samuel 19–27). In caves and wilderness, he was shaped into a man after God’s heart. The crown was forged in hiding.

7. Gideon
  • He was hiding from the Midianites when God called him a “mighty warrior” (Judges 6). Fear didn’t erase his potential—it revealed it.

8. Jeremiah
  • Thrown into a cistern for speaking truth (Jeremiah 38), Jeremiah could have given up. But God preserved him and continued to use his voice to shape nations.

9. Joseph (Jesus’ earthly father)
  • He fled to Egypt to protect the infant Jesus from Herod (Matthew 2). His obedience in flight fulfilled prophecy and safeguarded the Messiah.

10. The Disciples
  • After Jesus’ crucifixion, they locked themselves in fear (John 20). Jesus walked through the walls and breathed peace. That locked room became a launchpad for the gospel.

What These Stories Reveal

- Running isn’t always rebellion—it’s often a response to pain.
- God doesn’t wait for us to be fearless—He meets us in our fear.
- The wilderness, the cave, the locked room—they’re not dead ends. They’re sacred spaces.

Each of these runners was called not despite their flight, but through it. Their stories remind us that God’s pursuit is relentless, His grace is restorative, and His calling is irrevocable.

So if you feel like you’re running—emotionally, spiritually, relationally—pause. You might be closer to your calling than you think.

Closing Summary: From Flight to Faith

We are not alone in our retreat. Whether We are a Moses in Midian, an Elijah in a cave, or a disciple behind locked doors, God sees us. He doesn’t shame runners—He calls them. He doesn’t abandon the fearful—He equips us.

Our cave can become our God's commissioning. Our detour can become our God's purpose destiny. Our hiding place can become God's leading into the Holy ground.


Dear Father, Our God, the Lord,  Thank You for being the God who sees us, even when we run. Thank You for meeting Moses in Midian, Elijah in the cave, and Hagar in the wilderness.  For every heart that feels afraid, rejected, or uncertain—breathe Your peace.  Turn our flight into faith.  Turn our hiding into healing.   Turn our detours into divine appointments.  Call us again, Lord—not because we are strong, but because You are faithful.   In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Peace be upon the State of Israel and us. Shalom. Have a Good Weekend. 
In His Grip..

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