#346The Rise of Louisiana's Youth Since Charlie Kirk's Assassination w/

1 Thessalonians 3:1-8

”When we could bear it no longer, we decided that we would remain in Athens and send Timothy in our place. He is our beloved brother and coworker with God in preaching the gospel. We knew he would strengthen your faith and encourage your hearts so that no one would be shaken by these persecutions, for you know that we are destined for this. In fact, when we were with you we forewarned you: “Suffering and persecution is coming.” And so it has happened, as you well know. For this reason, when I could endure it no longer, I sent our brother to find out if your faith was still strong, for I was concerned that the tempter had somehow enticed you and our labor would have been in vain. But now, Timothy has just returned to us and brought us the terrific news of your faith and love. He informed us that you still hold us dear in your hearts and that you long to see us as much as we long to see you. So, our dear brothers and sisters, in the midst of all our distress and difficulties, your steadfastness of faith has greatly encouraged our hearts. We feel alive again as long as we know that you are standing firm in the Lord.“

And this is exactly what we are seeing arise across America, and especially with the youth. We are seeing courageous ones who love the Lord stand up -- not bowing to fear, not bowing to mocking, name calling and accusations. This kind of courageous faith, this kind of resilience in the face of intense persecution and accusation and lies is what is required to turn this nation around. And in large part we can point to Charlie Kirk as the model and inspiration for that.