By Mallory Mattingly
Podcaster and conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey sees God working through Charlie Kirk’s tragic assassination, beautifully honoring her friend’s life and legacy.
“It’s been five days of seeing God do what He does — bring people to Himself, stack the odds against Himself to tear them down,” Stuckey began in a clip posted to YouTube last week.
“I’ve seen Charlie’s martyred blood water the seeds of revival,” she continued, “and I’ve seen those seeds already begin to take root and sprout up. Charlie’s unflinching boldness for the gospel is not for naught. It has already ignited so much faith, so much hope and fierceness for the truth.”
On social media, it’s been dubbed “The Charlie Effect.”
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“It’s brought people to their knees, to the pews, into their Bibles, many for the first time,” Stuckey continued. “Many for the first time in a long time. I mean, no doubt, churches were fuller yesterday than they were the previous Sunday. I heard from so many of you that your pews were fuller, that there were spontaneous baptisms at your church, that people walked down to the altar and gave their lives to Christ, that you’ve had atheists, agnostics, seeking friends reach out to you, asking to come to church with you.”
Kirk, who was assassinated at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, gave his life to Christ in 5th grade.
“I heard a hot gospel,” Kirk said in a podcast in 2024. “And so I realized the stakes in 5th grade. I’m a sinner, I’m selfish, I’m broken and only thanks to Jesus’s perfect sacrifice, coming and living a perfect life that I get something I do not earn but has been given to me, this free gift of eternal life.”
He certainly lived his faith out, often sharing the gospel with students on campuses around the country through his Turning Point USA events.
Following his death, people have flooded social media, doing exactly what Stuckey described.
“I’ve only been to church twice in my entire life,” a man explained, “and since Charlie Kirk is unable to go to church this Sunday, I’m gonna go take his seat for him, and we’ll see how it goes.”
“Charlie Kirk, look what you did — no parking,” another man posted, showing a packed church parking lot. “I had to park like five blocks away from church ‘cause everyone wants to come now. Amen! Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Charlie.”
“I mean, what an honor,” Stuckey said. “Charlie, look at what God allowed your life and death to accomplish. Look at how many people God is bringing to Him because you were obedient. What a testimony. I hope all of us have that testimony.”
Following her friend’s death, Stuckey took to Instagram to reflect on Kirk’s life and share some encouragement with her followers.
“There’s so much ugliness online right now,” she said. “People cheering on Charlie’s murder. I won’t highlight them. Instead, I’ll just remind you of this: Charlie wouldn’t care one bit about what those people think. He was extremely aware of the existence of evil and of spiritual warfare. Demons are rejoicing. Satan’s glad he took an effective soldier out of the fight, and everyone who follows Satan feels the same.”
“What an incredible honor. May we all, when we die, make the demons rejoice,” Stuckey continued. “May we all be so courageous, so bold, so effective, so faithful, so obedient to the Lord, so relentless in the pursuit of His glory that when we die, all of God’s enemies cheer. May they lament every breath we take, may they be enraged by every morning that our feet hit the floor, may they wince at every word we say.”
Kirk did not die in vain. Instead, he left the world doing exactly what God had called him to do, and now millions are looking to God for answers. Continue to keep Kirk’s family and friends in your prayers.
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