Proverbs 24: 17-18 Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls; don’t let your heart be glad when he stumbles. For Adonai might see it, and it would displease him; he might withdraw his anger from your foe. CJB

The public assassination of Charlie Kirk was a bombshell that disturbed many across the globe to say the least. His wife, family, friends, and all those who loved and admired him are experiencing heart-wrenching grief, pain and unbelief. The horrifying public murder of this young man is seared in the hearts of many. My heart goes out to his wife, children, family and friends of this fellow brother in Messiah.

Unfortunately, however, there are those who are celebrating his death. SMH! Imagine that! People are happy that he was murdered! This should not be! Posts on social media and inappropriate comments are insensitive to the gravity of the murder of a fellow human being.

As believers, in Yeshua we should never celebrate inwardly or outwardly when our enemies fall and suffer affliction regardless of who suffered because of them. The Word of G-D is clear on this matter, and celebrating could cause G-D to withdraw His wrath from one’s foe. What should our response be? According to G-D’s Word, we should pray for our enemies. (Matthew 5:44-48)

We ought to be praying for the suspected assassin of Charlie Kirk. We should be praying in all the ways that the Holy Spirit of G-D is directing us. The suspected assassin also has a family. His father and mother were instrumental in getting him to turn himself in to the authorities according to the news outlets. Can you imagine what his parents are going through? As a parent, I can’t imagine the devastating pain and grief of turning an adult child over to the authorities for a murder. And, if convicted, in the state of Utah, the shooter could get the death penalty. Whoa! Unimaginable as a parent! Yet, no one is talking about the pain of the “enemy’s” (suspected assassin’s) family, and as believers in Yeshua we have to pray for all… the victims and the perpetrators.

We are to pray for our enemies as commanded by our L-RD and Savior and we are not to celebrate any harm they might endure. We do not have the license to celebrate evil done to an enemy. Some of us don’t want to pray for our enemies. I get it! We feel they deserve punishment, and rightfully so. I get i! But that isn’t the point of this blog.The point, praying for our enemies is required.

Truly, I don’t want to pray for my enemies! But, that is not an option as a believer in Yeshua. I still must pray. We still must pray. We have to pray and if we don’t know how to pray or we are having a difficult time praying, then we are to ask ABBA to help us.

If we truly belong to the L-RD and Savior Yeshua and want to obey His directives…then we have to pray for our enemies, forgive and encourage others in the Body to do the same. When Yeshua hung on the cross for us wretched, despicable and disobedient humans after being horribly tortured, HE (Yeshua) modeled praying for one’s enemies. We were His enemies, yet He died for us while we were still in disobedience. Love and praying for one’s enemies doesn’t get any better than the example set by our Savior. Read the account of Yeshua’s execution. (Luke 23) He died for the world. The cross is still calling all to repent now, while it is today.

We are living in extremely dark times and evil is ramping up exponentially, and maybe at times seems to be winning. But, we have been warned in the Word of G-D that this would happen and thus we should not be caught off guard but prepared. Evil is seriously trying to destroy, kill and deceive all, whether cemented to the hem of Yeshua’s garment or not. And, now more than ever we have to hold onto the Word, if we call ourselves believers in the One true G-D.

As  believers are called to take our grief, pain, anger, hurt, confusion, sadness to Him who is near the broken-hearted. (Psalm 34:18) We do not have the luxury to be in our feelings and give rise to celebration when an enemy stumbles or falls. As believers in Yeshua, we cannot celebrate the demise of a fellow human being. We are called to a higher standard. We are held to a higher standard. We are called to exercise the will of G-D as a witness of who we belong to. We are obligated to pray for our enemies. Is this call easy? You know the answer! But, we have a Helper, His Spirit who will and does lead us into all truth and appropriate responses. 

If you have thought or spoken celebratory words for any kind of damage or death of an enemy, please repent. If you have posted vile comments, liked vile and derogatory comments about your enemy, let me encourage you to repent and take down any posts on social media. Any derogatory celebratory rhetoric you may have posted or spoken about this recent situation or any situation where evil seems to prevail…seek our Heavenly Father for repentance. Come out from among the evil doers in thoughts and actions. Let your light shine brightly. Let your salt season your arena as a child of the Living G-D. (Matthew 5:13-16)

Let us be encouraged to pray for the loss of a fellow brother in Messiah who was murdered in public. Let us be encouraged to be persistent in prayer for all those who have been victims of evil in recent months. Let us also pray for our personal enemies as we stay alert in prayer. Let us be consistent in lifting up various enemies in the hope that He (ABBA) will give light to their hearts. (Ephesians 1:18, John 3:16-18, John 17:3, Matthew 5:44-48) According to the sages, Pray for your enemy that he serves G-D. (ref: CJB,  p 1392)

Finally, let us pray for one another in the Body! Our hope is in the blood of the L-RD!

Dr. Dee