On September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk—a man of faith and a voice for truth in our time—was assassinated. The news cut through the nation like a knife. Many grieved. Some were stunned. Disturbingly, a few even rejoiced. Such responses expose not just cultural decay but the hardness of human hearts.

Some will call this political violence. Yet it is more than that. Scripture reminds us that “our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Eph. 6:12). What happened is the outworking of that spiritual war.

What has troubled me nearly as much as the killing itself is the silence that followed in some places, perhaps out of fear of controversy or from weariness. But silence in the face of evil does not remain neutral. Instead, it allows darkness to spread. When God’s people fall quiet, the enemy grows louder.

Jesus warned, “The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy.” For years, slanderous words have hardened into weapons, and now weapons have spilled blood. We see two roads before us: one that distorts minds, destroys property, and desecrates the body; and one that seeks to guard them. The division is undeniable.

And yet, if all we see is the thief’s work, despair will swallow us. We must remember that the enemy’s hand, though violent, is not victorious. The cross shows us that evil can wound but cannot win; it can strike but cannot overcome. This is why Christians grieve differently than the world. We do not grieve as those without hope. Our sorrow is real, but it is carried in the light of resurrection.

Grief is the rightful first response. But grief cannot be the final word. The Apostle Paul wrote: “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed” (2 Cor. 4:8–9). We endure not because we are strong, but because Christ is risen. His cross shows that even when the world unleashes its worst, death does not get the last word.

This moment should stir us. It must call pastors, parents, and people of faith to courage. If we remain complacent, wickedness will advance unchecked. But if we rise with faith, we can raise a generation who stand firm in truth, endure scorn without compromise, and bear witness to the hope of Christ.

We should not be surprised that those who speak truth are hated. Jesus Himself was killed because the world could not bear His words. Yet just as His story did not end in the grave, neither does the story of His people. Justice will come. Christ will reign. And those who belong to Him will share in His victory.

The death of Charlie Kirk does not silence truth; it amplifies it. His murder unmasks the reality of our time and presses us to choose: retreat in fear, or rise in faith. He once said, “What I want to be remembered for is my faith.” That desire has been fulfilled. He has entered his eternal home, welcomed by the Lord he served.