Several years ago I had the pleasure of singing once a month at an outdoor venue where patrons ate delicious pizza. As part of my repertoire, I sang some of my original songs about Jesus Christ. They were not “worship” songs. But they were about Jesus.
Later, I received a phone call from the owner. He said a certain person complained about me having the audacity to mention the name of Jesus Christ outside of a religious building. The complainer also happened to own an establishment that I had been invited to sing at once a year (which I was not invited back to).
Charlie Kirk was a person unafraid to speak about Jesus Christ in public – yes – outside of a religious building. And he has paid the ultimate price for it.
This is a call to the body of Christ. Get to know your Lord. Become so familiar with him that you are driven to speak of him. Ask him to connect you with other believers who seriously want to know and experience him. Together we are members of his body, and he is our head.
The Head of the body of Christ, Jesus Christ, has the power and absolute ability to connect the members of His body. And when we meet together anywhere: in our home, in a restaurant, at a campfire or in a church building to acknowledge Jesus Christ is Lord, we are unstoppable.
I have memories from twenty years ago (and I’m sure you do too) of bad examples of outspoken “Christians” saying the most vile and hateful things. And these bad examples have driven us even more to not speak of our faith.
Well, now we have a good example. I didn’t follow Charlie Kirk, but I’ve seen and heard enough of him to know that he loved Jesus and wanted to share the knowledge he had of Jesus Christ with anyone who would listen.
They can kill a member of the body of Christ. BUT THEY CANNOT KILL THE BODY OF CHRIST!!!
Let us not be moved by the critics and the haters.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up. After all, you have not yet given your lives in your struggle against sin. Hebrews 12:1-4 (NLT)