African-American Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Joe Louis was about to fight Billy Conn, of Pittsburg, in the 1940’s for the National Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Sports writers said Conn would be too speedy and outbox Louis. A quote attributed to Louis about Conn was, “He can run but he can’t hide.” Louis won with just a few seconds left in the fight. You can run but you can’t hide. Conn’s strategy was to get away/stay away from Louis. It didn’t work.

Moses lived his first 40 years in Egypt as a prince. He killed an Egyptian and had to flee from Pharaoh’s death sentence. He ended up fleeing to Midian where he lived the next 40 years as an obscure shepherd, husband, and father. But God wasn’t through with him yet. He ran from Egypt and from God, but it didn’t work. Because you can run from God but you can’t hide. God was there with him the whole time. Just like He is with us. Is there something you may have run from, avoided, maybe hidden from? God is with you in the desert and the mountain. He is calling your name.