Let God’s wisdom prevail.

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 23:58:00 GMT

Let God’s wisdom, God’s anger, and God’s justice prevail, a response to Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Charlie Kirk’s death shocks the soul and stirs the heart to anger, but rage won’t right this wrong. His brutal and senseless assassination was as predictable as it is heartbreaking, but here is where Christians must now stand strong. James 1:19–21 reminds us: “Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” In the face of such loss, we’re called not to chaos, but to clarity, rooted in faith, not fury.

Yes, we are to be angry. We are to be angry at sin, we are to be angry at death, we are to be angry that a young mother and their children have had their husband and father stolen in the prime of life. “The Lord is not a God who delights in wickedness; evil does not dwell with him. The boastful shall not stand before his eyes; you hate all evildoers. You destroy those who speak lies; the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and those full of deceit.” (Psalm 5:4–6) Nevertheless, in his anger and hate towards the unjust, only perfect justice will be dealt to them. Vengeance is mine, declares the Lord, and we must allow him to execute his justice as he sees fit.

Fools cannot be tamed by words or anger, even when those words and anger are righteous. They must either be converted by the Spirit of God or not converted at all. Foolishness is a persistent human flaw. It would be easy for all of us to descend into it when we consider the wickedness of Kirk’s execution at the hands of those so monstrously deceived. Those of us in Christ must resist the lure to return evil for evil. Instead we must strive now to overcome evil with good, and we can only do that by looking to the author and perfector of our faith, not our own rage.

“Who among you is wise and discerning? Let them demonstrate it through a life of good deeds, marked by the humility that flows from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter envy or selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast or deny the truth. Such wisdom is not from above but is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. For where envy and selfish ambition thrive, there you will find chaos and every kind of evil. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere. And those who sow peace reap a harvest of righteousness.” (James 3:13–18, FEV)

Charlie Kirk’s life was a bold stand for truth in a culture often hostile to it. His assassination, a calculated act of evil, threatens to unravel that legacy into chaos. Yet, as James 3:13–18 reminds us, wisdom from above will keep us from breeding further disorder and evil. Instead, we should be asking God how to respond with purity of heart, peace-loving intent, and how to be full of mercy. None of those things means we seek to deter justice, but they should mean we keep our hearts right with God as we ask him to deliver those responsible into the hands of the law.

Righteous anger, though justified, must not lead us astray. Only the Spirit of God can transform hearts, and we must trust Him to work while we pursue what is pure and peace-loving. This is not weakness but strength: the strength to pray for justice, to seek truth, and to act with mercy, even toward those who hate us.

As the founder of Turning Point USA, he rallied young conservatives to defend their values with courage and clarity. If we care to honor Kirk, then we must embody God’s wisdom, not the folly of rage. Pray for Erika and her children, that God’s comfort would sustain them. Pray for the assassin, not out of approval, but because Jesus calls us to pray for our enemies (Matthew 5:44). Work to reform a political landscape poisoned by division, but do so with hearts aligned to God’s righteousness, not human wrath.

Kirk’s death, leaving a young mother and children bereft, is a stark reminder of sin’s devastation. But our anger must not lead us to mirror the deceit and bloodthirstiness God abhors. Our task is not to exact retribution but to trust in His perfect justice while living out His call to overcome evil with good.

We cannot honor his legacy by descending into the chaos of a broken world, but by standing strong in faith. We can have our say, but that will best be accomplished by trusting God’s justice to prevail. Pray for Charlie’s family, support his mission, and work for a society rooted in truth and reason. Practice Hebrews 12:2, to sow peace in the face of evil, and to bring forth a harvest of righteousness. Let us be peacemakers, not destroyers, knowing that God’s wisdom will overcome the darkness, and trusting in both his justice and sovereignty to accomplish what he will.

New Year's Letter to Grace

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:51:39 GMT

Happy New Year?

I am not much for New Year’s resolutions, mostly because I find the artifice of picking one particular day over any other, as a good start point, is not helpful for me. If something is worth doing, I hope I can compel myself to begin doing so at any time of the year. If it is helpful for you, then by all means go for it. There is wisdom in taking hold of something which can act as a motivational catalyst. As such, New Year’s days is an obvious choice. Therefore, if you are now inspired to do something different, new, or to re-establish past good habits, I highly encourage all to start taking the necessary steps to achieve your goals.

Whatever future goals we do have for ourselves Scripture encourages us not to allow our past experiences, or our past failures to hinder us from now moving forward. Isaiah 43:18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.” Philippians 3:13 “Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead.” Why? Because we have already laid hold of the greatest hope there is in Christ Jesus. And his plan for us, every day, is to so us become more conformed into his image.

The enemy of our souls is all too ready to keep pointing fingers, accusing us of our sinful rebellious ways. Should we listen to his harping voice, he will cloud our vision for our future and trap us in the present, all by focusing on our past. Therefore, what we are to never forget are the great and merciful promises of the Lord.

Lamentations 3:22-23, “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
Psalm 37:5, “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this.”
Romans 8:28, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”

The freeing love of Christ should be our daily source of strength in all things. Whether you are like me, or whether you like to make New Year’s resolutions, we have the same hope. My prayer for Grace as we begin this new year is not that we should all strive to make change. Rather, my desire is to see us enter more fully into his rest. Paradoxically, when we rest in his grace, trusting in his promise to faithfully complete the good work he has begun in us, we are freed from the tyranny of the past, and the sin which so easily entangles.

My prayer for Grace; whatever hold the past has upon us, I pray will fall like broken fetters, so that we may unashamedly dance before the Lord as David did. I pray our hearts will be caught up in the wonder of God’s grace, so we may experience the freedom to move forward in him. Amen.

grace4aledo-website

Let God’s wisdom prevail.

Let God’s wisdom, God’s anger, and God’s justice prevail, a response to Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

New Year's Letter to Grace

Happy New Year?