“Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant” — Honoring the Life and Passion of Charlie Kirk - Morning by Morning, September 11, 2025

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day — and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for His appearing” (2 Timothy 4:7-8).

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Morning by Morning, September 11, 2025 – “Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant” — Honoring the Life and Passion of Charlie Kirk

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Be at the center of my heart, as I entrust my heart and my life and every moment of my day to You — Father, Son and Holy Spirit of God. ...

As I join with those around the world who mourn and grieve the deep loss of the life and passion, the witness and faith, the courage and authenticity of Charlie Kirk, the words of another spiritual leader, recorded in Scripture at the end of his life come to mind:

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day — and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for His appearing” (2 Timothy 4:7-8).

Charlie Kirk has received his crown of righteousness. He has heard those words we all long to hear when we’ve finished our race, “Well done, good and faithful servant” (Matthew 25:21).

He laid down his life, though far too soon, as his life was taken from him, doing what he loved, fulfilling his calling of boldly speaking the truth in love, courageously living the conscience of his heart and inspiring others to do the same, to stand up and speak out, even if they vehemently disagreed.

You were 33 when You laid down Your life. Charlie Kirk was 31. He was not Jesus. As none of us are. But he truly was an “ambassador for Christ” as we all should aspire to be (2 Corinthians 5:20). As a husband and father, and foremost, a follower of Jesus, he was “salt” and “light” in the hardness and darkness of our world, sharing the truth he had found in his heart and sought to live with his life (Matthew 5:13-16). 

He will be missed. He will be remembered. And through his witness and legacy of boldly living out the freedom we have to speak and to worship and to witness our faith and conscience of our hearts, in the public square and everywhere we go, His heart and passion and example will live on. He was an influencer in our world, but now his influence will even increase:

“Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves Me must follow Me; and where I am, My servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves Me” (John 12:24-26).

Charlie Kirk served You well. And through his death, “many seeds” will be produced. Seeds of a harvest of righteousness and revival in hearts across this land. Especially in the hearts of this young generation who have witnessed such a bold life of faith and courageous stand of one who is willing to believe and to live out the truth he has found while encouraging others to do the same.

With thoughts and prayers, we pray for his grieving family and for all who knew him and loved him, who were inspired and moved by him, whether agreeing with him or not. And at the same time, we celebrate that he is now home, having taken his place with “such a great cloud of witnesses” in the heavenly realm, cheering us on to run our race, to fight the good fight of our faith, and to finish our course well, just as he had done, “fixing our eyes on Jesus” (Hebrews 12:1-2). In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.