Well Done, Good And Faithful Servant

“Well done, good and faithful servant.” Matthew 25:23

September 10, 2025.

It is hard to believe that a year has passed since Charlie Kirk was assassinated. There is nothing wrong with being sad. There is nothing wrong with mourning the loss of someone who made an impact on your life, even if you never knew him personally. Grief is a reflection of love. But as Christians, our grief is not without hope.

“We don’t want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.” 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Charlie spent much of his life pointing young people toward the things that matter beyond this world faith, family, marriage, children, responsibility, and most importantly, Jesus Christ.

He was not afraid to speak about God in a culture that often tells us to keep our faith private. He challenged young people to take Christianity seriously and live as though their faith actually meant something.

And when asked what he would want to be remembered for if he died he spoke of the courage of his faith. I think that is worth remembering. Not simply the circumstances of his death, but the convictions that shaped his life. The to speak. The courage to believe. The courage to stand. And the courage to point others toward Christ.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer once wrote: “This is the end for me, the beginning of life.”

Those words carry a weight that is difficult to explain until we understand the Christian hope of eternity. For the believer, death does not have the final word. “To live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Philippians 1:21

Charlie’s earthly life ended, but if we believe what Scripture teaches, eternity with God did not. So today, I pray especially for Erika, for his children, for his family, and for those who loved him most.

May God meet them in the places where grief still hurts. May He give them strength for the days ahead, wisdom for every decision, peace that cannot be explained, and protection from every wicked attack against them.

“The LORD is near the brokenhearted; he saves those crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18

And perhaps the best way to honor a life is not simply to remember the person, but to ask what their life should awaken in us. May we love our families faithfully. May We teach the next generation to know the lord. May we have the courage to speak truth when silence would be easier. And when our own race is finished, may we be able to say with Paul:

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7

A year later, we remember Charlie. We mourn him. We pray for those he left behind.

But above all, we remember the hope that he spent so much of his life proclaiming. May Charlie’s life continue to point people toward Jesus.