I attended the Charlie Kirk memorial on Sunday. What a moving and inspirational time! Masses of believers gathered, worshiping the Lord and celebrating the life of a young man who dedicated His life to what God called Him to do. Charlie’s schedule of being on task from 5:00AM to 11:00PM gives a glimpse of how he accomplished so much in his short lifetime.

One of the take-aways for me was this line attributed to Charlie: “There’s a world that needs saving!” A beautiful succinct summary of what our work on earth is all about. A needy world surrounds us. People need to see the love of the gospel lived out. They need to hear the Good News of salvation explained in a way and with language they can understand.

The Kirk service was more than a funeral. It was a call to arms, a revival, a wake-up call, and hopefully, a real “turning point”.

May the following Scriptures light a fire under us, motivating us to do the work we believers have been called to do.

“Always give yourself fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:58b).

“We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us” (2 Corinthians 5:20a).

“We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works I me” (Colossians 1:28-29).

We don’t know when we will take our last breath or when our neighbors, family, and friends will take theirs. May we share the message of salvation lovingly and boldly in order to, as Charlie would say, “make heaven crowded.”