A Crossroad Is Upon Us: Will We Shut Down Or Speak Up?
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.’ (Psalm 55:22)
We have had some major events occur over the last week. Along with the drone incursion by Russia into Poland and the remembrance of the 9/11 attacks occurring 24 years ago, the biggest shock was the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a rally he was holding at a Utah university.
Mr. Kirk was outspoken, in addition to his conservative leanings, of his profession of Faith in Christ, and was very visible in the public eye, especially on college campuses to counter the sinful ‘woke’ movement that has permeated and taken hold with many students. Kirk’s efforts to provide the students the Truth and not to fear showing their Faith or speaking the Truth is likely his greatest legacy.
But when someone as large as a Righteous public figure as Kirk is assassinated, it can have one of two effects; it can either shut down Christians in fear or embolden Christians to speak out boldly in Faith. When Christians are afraid of speaking the Truth, when we tolerate sin out of fear, then the lies begin to spread.
Now is not the time to be timid and weak, but emboldened and strong. The church of the late 20th century was timid and allowed subjective feelings to alter the Gospel message, to only speak of broad acceptance to be inclusive, rather than the Truth of the exclusive nature of the Gospel.
It is not that Christians are intolerant toward sharing the Gospel to sinners, as we are to share the Word with anyone and everyone. However, the Gospel is intolerant to those who choose sin over it; the sinner must accept Christ as He is, not as who the sinner wants Christ to be. The sinner must change for Jesus; Jesus cannot and will not change for the sinner.
Too many Christians and Christian churches have warped the Word by molding it in false image of wokeness and feelings; this is a lie that doesn’t help those who are of sin – it masks ‘righteousness’ in unrighteous terms. We must be intolerance to any modification of the Gospel message, otherwise we disobey the Great Commission Jesus commands us to perform.
Mr. Kirk was one who, to the best of his abilities, spoke the Truth of the Gospel and for the most part spoke the truth of conservative values to the young adults of America. He was bold and unafraid to share his beliefs with them, including his Faith in Christ.
The crossroad we face in the United States today is will God allow someone (or better, a group of people) to pick up the baton and continue to run the race Mr. Kirk started, or God will honor the silence and allow America to fall to the lies of Satan, as he did countless times to Israel in the Old Testament. It is up to all Christians to keep running the race!
To fear and shut down is not the Christian way; instead, we are to stand firm, to be courageous and bold in the Word. Don’t let events scare you; things happen in life that won’t be pleasant. Don’t get shaken when things occur that are abrupt or disruptive, but remember our Lord is a Lord of peace and justice, remember what He has provided you, and that He will care for us in accordance to our needs.
