Yesterday was one of the hardest days I’ve had in years.
Did I know Charlie Kirk personally? No.
Had I ever even met him? No.
But I’d witnessed…
Charlie Kirk was driven to reach and help a generation that most of America has given up on. His approach was unique, involving respect and honest debate, and his special combination of sincerity, verity, integrity, and unwavering conviction had an impact that had evil running in fear.
Yes, evil. This is undeniably a case of good versus evil – God’s kingdom versus the devil’s pseudo kingdom.
Be it in a college campus debate, on his show, or in some more intimate setting, as far as I can tell Charlie based every answer, every explanation, on a foundation of truth, be it truth from the Bible or truth from accurately presented history.
Has he been accused of saying things to the contrary? Yes. As has been proved time and time again, especially in the political and religious arenas, it’s possible to take a statement out of context and make it seem to mean pretty much anything you want. Some of his words were given this same treatment, but when you go back to the context the lie becomes clear.
If someone chooses to believe the lie, that’s on them.
I’m rambling. I know I am, and for once I don’t care. I don’t think I’ll even go back and edit this. I’m still so messed up that I don’t even care right now.
But here is something I do care about.
Reactions: Everyone’s reactions, including mine.
We all know how great the differences are between the two “sides,” but it’s never been more apparent than in these two days. Those who publicly celebrate the assassination of a human being, any human being, are wrong.
Disagree with me if you like, I don’t care.
Here’s the deal. I’m going the political route for this, but only because it’s the most obvious. It still applies.
I wasn’t an Obama fan.
I wasn’t a Biden fan.
I wasn’t a Harris fan.
I did not speak out against them.
I did not wish them ill. (Out of office, yes, but never ill.)
I PRAYED.
Yet, how many have I heard… No need to go there, I suppose. We’ve ALL heard people scream about wishing Trump were dead, wanting someone to kill him. Murder seems to have become the order of the day here in the US lately anyway, which again… good v. evil.
Why have I spent years praying for those in office? Partially it was because I want things to go well in my country. But more importantly?
God doesn’t want anyone to go to Hell: Neither do I.
Those are not just words; they’re my heart, and they apply here. They’re why I’m praying for those who are celebrating Charlie’s death.
I did not want my abusive husband to go to Hell; I was only at peace when he died because he had recently gotten his life right with God and I knew he was in Heaven.
I do not want Charlie Kirk’s assassin to go to Hell. I literally started praying right away that, while I want him found and brought in, I also want him to accept Jesus and know the love that can only come from God.
Which is exactly what Charlie would have wanted. I know this because I’ve seen the fruit of his life. In fact, getting back to Charlie, just this morning I posted the following to my Facebook page.
It just dawned on me.
Yesterday morning I was once again looking at James 1:1 in Rick Renner’s Interpretive Version.
James said, “I am one whose life is dedicated exclusively to doing His will and to faithfully carry out any assignment He will ever entrust to me.”
That was Charlie Kirk. He gave his life, literally, striving to reach a generation that many have given up on. He did much more, obviously, but this one thing in particular has been close to my heart and I know he, too, was a bondservant of Jesus Christ.
That’s what I want to be.
Celebrating Jesus, even through the pain,
Tammy C