Light Against the Darkness

 

Today is a doubly sad day. We commemorate September 11, when thousands of innocent civilians were killed in an act of terror, and we mourn the murder of a strong Christian warrior, Charlie Kirk. Both remind us of the same reality: the world is not as it should be. Evil is real. Darkness presses in. And yet, from the very beginning, God told us this battle would come.

In Genesis 3:15, often called the protoevangelium—the first gospel promise—God declared enmity between the serpent and the woman, between their offspring forever. That ancient word set the stage for all of history: a conflict of good versus evil, truth versus lies, light versus darkness.

Charlie Kirk understood that fight. He stood fearlessly where many would have cowered. He believed, like the apostle Paul, that we must “take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them” (Ephesians 5:11). He knew that our struggle was not merely cultural or political but spiritual—rooted in that ancient enmity announced in Eden.

The Scriptures speak with clarity about how God’s people are to confront darkness. Jesus Himself rebuked it: “Be silent, and come out of him!” (Mark 1:25). Michael the archangel, contending with the devil, did not rely on his own strength but declared, “The Lord rebuke you!” (Jude 1:9). And we are called to resist as well: “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7) 

Charlie lived this way—clothed in the armor of light (Romans 13:12), holding fast to the truth that God has “delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son” (Colossians 1:13). He carried himself as a man who believed Jesus’ words: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12).

September 11 reminds us of the destructive power of evil. Charlie Kirk’s life reminds us of the greater power of good. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it (John 1:5). That was true on the worst of days. It was true in Charlie’s life. And it remains true today.

The battle is not over. But Christ’s victory is certain. And until that day when He crushes the serpent’s head once and for all, we stand as children of the light—rebuking the darkness, exposing it, resisting it, and living in the hope of redemption.

Charlie stood there. Fearless. Bold. Clear-eyed. A champion of what is good and right and true. His light will not go out, for those he touched now bear it forward.

And so, on this somber day, we remember. We grieve. But we also resolve. For the darkness has not overcome the Light.

Soli Deo Gloria