Charlie Kirk
I never met Charlie.
Never listened to his podcasts.
Didn’t know what he believed.
I had no idea how many people followed him.
I was clueless about his TV appearances.
Failed to hear him speak at the Republican Convention.
Never heard of Turning Point USA.
I learned he employed one thousand people in
his organization.
Knew none of this until an assassins’ bullet killed
him.
And now I know Charlie Kirk.
I’ve listened to his speeches. I’ve seen his family.
Heard him debate.
Then the grief set in.
Overwhelming mourning.
He held a passion for God, Country, and Family, and he
possessed courage to tell about all three. He didn’t go to college, but he
was well versed in history, law, the US Constitution, and the Bible.
At the age of 31, God allowed Satan to take Charlie
out. And Charlie entered God’s Heaven as a martyr. Martyrs receive high honors
up there with the Lord.
And that’s how it should be.
But why allow Satan to take Charlie now?
I’m angry about that.
When God called Satan before him at the opening of the
Book of Job, He told the wily Devil, you can do anything to Job you wish except
take his life.
So, the Ancient Dude gave Job a hell on Earth. But God
made Lucifer spare Job’s life.
Charlie accomplished more in his 31 years than I would
do if I had 31 lifetimes. People were turning to God. They embraced patriotism.
Charlie’s influence reached scores of people. He wasn’t a preacher, but he
preached. He wasn’t a politician, but he understood politics. He wanted to find
common ground with people who didn’t share his ideas.
So, why, God?
People say Turning Point USA will expand and reach far
more people. It will. But he would have multiplied it himself in person if he
had been left here to do so. And his children would have a father. His wife
would have a husband.
So, why, God?
Couldn’t you see this?
Yes, I know. At the end of Job, you ask Job all kinds
of questions, and You never give him the answer to his. I know you won’t give
the thousands down here who are hurting any answers, either.
People use traditional cliches such as these: “God is
in control.” “God has a plan.”
To comfort ourselves, we
quote Romans 8:28.
And we know that in all things God works for the
good of those who love him, who[a] have been
called according to his purpose. NIV
These platitudes and verses of Scripture sound reassuring, but are they true? Will we see your plan? Will Charlie’s family see good come from this tragedy?
You expect us to trust and put our faith in You. So, we
do.
What else can we do?
Nothing, we are helpless down here. There is no one to
help but You.
Bad things happen. Magnify our trust. Grant us energy
to carry on Charlie’s legacy. It would be a shame if we did nothing and allowed
Charlie’s amazing start to go to waste.
If You had left him here a bit longer, people like me
would have eventually found him, listened, and became followers. His work grew
by leaps and bounds daily.
Why, Lord, why?
