I was reading this Our Daily Bread and the idea of “flee” came to mind. Fleeing brings to mind the idea of rapidly leaving an area, and in general leaving many things behind. The idea is that you value your life much more than your possessions and are willing to leave them behind to save yourself.

So what should we be fleeing from?

Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry
– 1 Corinthians 10:14

But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love,endurance and gentleness.
– 1 Timothy 6:11

Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
- 2 Timothy 2:22

So we must run. We must run from the ideas and temptations of this world. It’s not a running that is done with our legs, but with our hearts. There are many things that will be left behind as we run – everything that holds us back. We cannot take our worldly treasures with us and expect to be able to run fast enough. As our hearts flee the coming destruction of this world, we run towards Christ, our savior and protection. He has completed the work. The job is done. There is nothing else we need to fear as he has promised to provide for all our needs. We need to pack nothing for our journey. Let us not hold on to anything from this world, whether it be movies, video games, money, grades, computers, family, friends, sex, comfort, power, identity, or anything else that we already have in Christ. Let us empty our pockets, remove our bags, leave the carry-on at home, and run after Christ and him alone.