1 Samuel 23:6
\u201cNow it happened, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, that he went down with an ephod in his hand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As you can see, today\u2019s topic is not \u201cIf you flee\u201d but \u201cWhen you flee.\u201d To flee is not an option; the real issue to discuss should be \u201cWhen.\u201d As we navigate our evil and corrupt world, we need discernment to know when to move out of tricky situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When should we flee? We should flee when we realize that staying in a place will do more harm than good. We should also flee when our lives are at stake, especially if God did not expressly command us to remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There will be times when God may ask us not to flee and face the negative fallout of staying. Many have suffered and died as martyrs in this way. This is honorable and glorious. But don\u2019t be a martyr if God has not called you to be one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When your life is at stake, flee. When your family\u2019s well-being is at stake, flee. When your sanity and mental balance are at stake, flee. When your spiritual purity & identity is at stake, flee. When you cannot overcome the flood of evil around you, flee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some people have tried to be superheroes when God expected them to flee. Some people have suffered unnecessarily because they did not know when to flee. Some people have died when God expected them to flee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abiathar fled when he saw his entire city and family being slaughtered. He did not remain because staying back would not have changed anything. However, one thing unique about him was that he fled \u201cwith an ephod in his hand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As he fled, he maintained his identity and calling as a priest. He did not flee, abandoning who he was and what God had commissioned him to do. He simply fled from an uncontrollable situation but intended to continue his ministry elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you flee, remember who you are, and don\u2019t throw away your ministry. When you flee, don\u2019t deny your Lord and Savior. When you flee, know that it\u2019s a temporary setback. Elijah fled. Jesus fled at a point. Paul did, too. Please, don\u2019t remain when you should flee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
1 Samuel 23:6\u201cNow it happened, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, that he went down with an ephod in his hand.\u201d As you can see, today\u2019s topic is not \u201cIf you flee\u201d but \u201cWhen you flee.\u201d To flee is not an option; the real issue to discuss should be \u201cWhen.\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-reflections-from-1st-samuel"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t