Some Say There Will Never Be Another Charlie Kirk

Yesterday’s news broke my heart. The tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk is a moment that leaves a deep wound in our nation. For many, the immediate thought is, “There will be another Charlie.” And in one sense, that’s true. But in another sense, it’s not true at all. There will never be another Charlie Kirk, just as there will never be another Billy Graham. Each man of God is unique, and their absence leaves a void our culture feels sharply. God always raises up new voices in every generation.

Isaiah 40 offers us a kind of recipe for how men like Charlie come to be.

“Go on up to a high mountain,
O Zion, herald of good news;
lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good news;
lift it up, fear not;
say to the cities of Judah,
‘Behold your God!’”
—Isaiah 40:9

The command is simple but profound: Get up as high as you can. Proclaim good news without fear.

Why? Because proclamation flows out of pondering. 

To be a Charlie Kirk- you have to be filled with the curiosity he had- to PONDER.

The word "Behold" in Hebrew means - PAY ATTENTION- BE ASTONISHED- STOP AND STARE

 And as Charlie did that, he found AWE of the presence of the truth of God. 

The cry of Isaiah is not “Behold the messenger,” but “Behold your God!” To behold Him—really see Him—is to be astonished. And astonishment leads naturally to proclamation: lift up your voice, fear not, and tell the world.

This is why Charlie’s light cannot be extinguished. You can silence the man, but you cannot silence the God he proclaimed. You can gun down the man, but you will never turn off the light.

Isaiah 40 is too rich to cover in one post, but let me point to a few promises that comfort us in this dark hour:

• Verse 5: “The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.” The story of God is not ending—it’s unfolding. His glory will be seen by all.

• Verse 10: “Behold, the Lord God comes with might, and his arm rules for him.” The arm of the Lord is strong enough to carry justice and victory.

• Verse 11: “He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms.” And yet the same strong arm is also the tender arm of a shepherd, carrying the brokenhearted close to His heart.

So today, yes—we mourn. But we do not grieve as the world grieves. As Paul wrote:

“We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.”
—1 Thessalonians 4:13

We grieve with hope. Because the glory of God will be revealed. His arm is strong. His heart is gentle. His light shines on.

Get up- rise up- and keep sharing the message without fear... we can't replace him with one voice, we have to replace him by thousands of voices. 

In Memory of Charlie