A Response to When Evil Strikes
How Christians Must Respond When Darkness Tries to Silence the Truth
Every generation has moments that stop us in our tracks. Moments when the headlines reveal more than just a crime or tragedy. They reveal the reality of a deeper battle.
Yesterday was one of those moments.
A 31-year-old generational leader was taken by senseless violence while speaking on a college campus. Charlie Kirk’s life was ended, not because of policy disagreements, not because of partisan divides, but because he represented something bigger.
He stood for truth. He called young people to conviction. And evil tried to silence his voice.
For those of us watching, this wasn’t simply a political event. This was a spiritual strike.
More Than Politics
We need clarity in this moment. This is not about left versus right. It’s about light versus darkness. The enemy does not care about party lines. He cares about silencing voices that refuse to compromise righteousness.
When leaders stand boldly, when young people rally around biblical conviction, when movements grow that expose lies and corruption, evil escalates. It does not debate ideas. It seeks to remove messengers.
That is what we witnessed. And now the question becomes: how should we, as followers of Jesus and leaders in this generation, respond when evil attacks?
And it starts with God’s word.
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
—Ephesians 6:12 NIV
Paul could not be clearer. What we are watching is not ultimately political violence. It is spiritual warfare. It is the battle for truth, righteousness, and influence.
The loss of this leader must awaken us to the reality that the forces of darkness will always try to intimidate, silence, and destroy those who carry light.
When Paul wrote these words to the church in Ephesus, believers were surrounded by opposition. The Roman empire wasn’t interested in their worship of Jesus. It was threatened by their refusal to bow to Caesar as lord. They were hated because they declared allegiance to a greater truth.
Paul reminded them then, as he still does today, that the opposition is not primarily people. It’s the spiritual powers at work behind the scenes. Just as Jesus faced opposition from religious leaders who could not tolerate His truth, so every faithful leader will face hostility.
That is the reality we must accept. To carry truth in a culture of compromise is to become a target.
How Evil Strikes
Evil’s strategy has always been intimidation through violence and fear. When righteous voices rise, evil seeks to silence them. When young leaders gain influence, evil tries to cut them down before their reach expands.
Jesus wasn’t crucified because He was violent, he was crucified because He was truthful.
The early apostles were martyred not because they were rebels, but because they refused to deny Christ.
Modern leaders who stand for righteousness will face the same hostility.
This most recent attack reminds us that every bold leader becomes a threat to darkness. It’s not random. It’s targeted.
Evil knows it cannot stop truth, so it tries to silence truth-tellers.
Our Biblical Response
The temptation in moments like this is either fear or retaliation. Fear makes us retreat. Retaliation makes us act in the flesh. Neither is the way of Christ.
Scripture calls us to something different: courage rooted in faith.
“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
—John 16:33 NIV“Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
—Matthew 5:10 NIV
Evil attacks are not new. They are evidence that light is advancing. The very fact that leaders are being targeted tells us the gospel is gaining ground.
Opposition is not proof of failure. It’s confirmation of impact.
Our Choice in This Moment
Every Christian leader has three options when darkness strikes:
Retreat in fear. Step back, grow quiet, and let intimidation win.
Compromise for safety. Dilute the truth in hopes of avoiding hostility.
Respond with hate. An eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth mentality.
Advance with greater boldness. Recognize the cost, but choose courage anyway.
Only one of these options honors Christ. Our response must be to advance.
The enemy has revealed what he is willing to do to silence truth. Our choice is whether we will let fear win or whether we will allow this loss to become a rallying cry for faithfulness.
How Leaders Respond to Evil
When evil attacks leaders, it isn’t just an assault on individuals. It’s an attempt to intimidate the church into silence. Here’s how we respond.
1. We Double Down on Truth
The temptation is to soften our message, to make it more palatable so we avoid backlash. That’s not what Scripture calls us to. In Acts 4, Peter and John were threatened to stop preaching. Their response? “We cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
We honor fallen leaders by proclaiming truth louder, not quieter.
2. We Raise Up More Leaders
If the enemy takes one voice, we respond by raising ten more. Every young leader must see that faithfulness is worth the risk. Our task is to identify, equip, and release a generation who refuse to compromise, even when culture pushes back.
Evil cannot silence a movement if everyone is speaking.
3. We Intercede in Prayer
Ephesians 6 doesn’t just identify the battle; it gives us the armor. Prayer is our weapon. When leaders are attacked, the church must not only grieve, it must go to war in prayer. We pray for boldness, for protection, and for the advancement of the gospel.
4. We Refuse Fear
Fear is how darkness wins. Courage is how light prevails.
Joshua 1:9 reminds us: “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Leaders who cower strengthen the enemy. Leaders who stand, even in pain, weaken him.
5. We Live With Eternal Perspective
The enemy may look victorious in battles, but he cannot win the war. Revelation 12:11 declares that believers “overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.”
Every act of faithfulness is eternal. Evil can take a body, but it cannot take a soul anchored in Christ.
When evil strikes, it seeks to silence voices of truth. But the church’s response must always be the opposite. We rise louder. We speak bolder. We lead stronger.
We will not retreat. We will not compromise. And we will not surrender.
The blood of those who have fallen does not mark defeat. It marks the rallying ground where light advances.
Now is not the time for fear. Now is the time for courage. Now is the time for leaders to stand.
We pray for the family of Charlie Kirk. We honor his legacy by allowing it lead us into a bolder, stronger faith.
If you’d like to leave a prayer for this family, please leave it below in the comments.
It starts now.
—Jared
This was a very powerful piece. Thank you for sharing it!
This was a Very Good Column Jared. My Hope is the Youth of this Nation have lead by example people like you. I've always thought the world of you, and so has my family. Thank You for all you do for our communities, and for the youth within. We will all continue to Shine Light into the Darkness... and fear no evil. For GOD is with us.