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Charlie Kirk Fire
You may find this article a little different from most I write. In a way, it is, and yet it is about our Christian walk, which I write on regularly.
Charlie was killed because he boldly stood for truth and freedom. Christians have been dying for centuries because they believed that God’s truth was more important than life.
It breaks my heart to see people hate those who take a stand for the truth of God. Our youth were lost in a world based on wickedness and false teaching. Charlie was making a difference among them, our nation, and the world.
He believed in Jesus Christ as the answer to our social and moral problems. The same beliefs that caused our founding fathers to write our Constitution and the Bill of Rights, ensuring our individual freedoms.
As you probably know, Kirk was assassinated on September 10, 2025, at Utah Valley University while exercising his right of free speech. He was there to take questions from those who agreed with him and those who did not. Thousands had gathered because they wanted to hear him or ask him questions.
Hate caused a person to decide to steal his rights and the rights of others. That person did not care about the efforts others had made to come to hear him or question why he believed as he did.
It was hate that killed Charlie.
The reason for the hate is unimportant. Hate, focused on individuals, is always wrong and destructive. Killing is never the answer to our disagreements, regardless of how strongly we disagree.
As Christians, we are clearly commanded not to hate. We are not even to hate those who kill and destroy. Look at the early Church. They were under constant attack. Christians were being shut out of their communities, they were beaten, put in prison, and killed for their faith.
Yet, Jesus taught us in Matthew 5:43-44 NKJV to be different from the world. He said, “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,”
Christians will always be under attack by the enemies of God. When you accepted Jesus, you became a target for all evil doers. The world hated Jesus and His message of love and forgiveness. If you are standing for God, you are standing against all forms of evil in society and in government.
Kirk’s outspoken faith was rooted in evangelical Christianity. It shaped his public activism and fueled his mission to influence culture and politics with Biblical values.
He was doing what Christ called you and me to do every day. Your Christian walk should set you apart from the world and all wickedness. You should put your faith into action everywhere you go.
Hate for anyone has no place in our Christian walk!
What is most important to you?
Charlie Kirk said, “The most important thing is my faith.” He prioritized daily Scripture study, a phone-free Sabbath, and a nightly examination of his conscience. As Christians, we should each practice something similar. Putting God first in your life will help change the world.
Kirk believed that America’s moral foundation depended on returning to Biblical truth. He often states that “a culture without Christ cannot endure.”
This is a basic Christian stand. You, as a Christian, need to study God’s Word daily and pray continually to defend yourself and those you love against worldliness.
Kirk made it clear what was most important to Him.
What about you?
As a follower of Jesus, he advocated for the sanctity of life, traditional marriage, as well as the freedom of speech. He believed, as all of us should, in these basic Biblical principles. But believing is not enough; to follow Jesus, you must take positive action.
Is your faith enough for you to take positive action to reach not only the youth of this nation, but all generations?
Again, what is most important to you?
This is not a political battle, but a spiritual one.
Kirk called on Christians to engage politically to help turn this country back to God. He wanted to inspire this generation to integrate their beliefs with public life.
Those of us who spend daily time in the Bible understand that our fight is not against individuals who reject truth. Our battle is against the leader of the evil forces that have perverted them.
We must always love our enemies, who are represented by those who advocate all forms of wickedness. God loves them and wants to see them saved. Can we do less and say that we are following God? Of course not!!
We are fighting a spiritual battle.
The Apostle Paul tells us in Ephesians 6:12 NKJV, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.”
Jesus was and is the embodiment of love and forgiveness.
Love so powerful that it extends even to those who oppose us.
Yes, even to those who would kill us.
Charlie Kirk’s death is not the end of the story any more than the crucifixion of Jesus ended the story of salvation. Kirk died and went to Heaven. Jesus died and rose again to show us the way.
Jesus’ death changed the world. Hope and joy came to those who were oppressed.
Could Kirk’s death open the Revival for which we have been praying?
I am sure that you have noticed the difference in what has happened since Kirk’s assassination. Young and old have gathered by the hundreds of thousands across this nation and around the world to pray.
They are praying instead of rioting. When an evil person is killed, different things happen. We may not agree with all that Charlie Kirk said or did, but we knew that he loved us.
His love should continue to inspire us to live out our faith in both words and actions with courage, humility, and love.
My prayer for us at this time is that we will reach out to everyone with love and compassion. However, we must never compromise the truth that God has revealed to us.
Yes, I even mean for the one who took the life of Charlie Kirk. He needs our prayer. Charlie taught us to pray for those who did wrong..
Jesus is our example. As He hung on the cross, He looked out on those who were killing Him and asked for their forgiveness.
Our Lord Jesus looked down from the cross and said, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do”.Luke 23:34 KJV
We should do likewise!