Charles.
I saw you long before you saw Me.
The way a shepherd knows his own — I have always known you.
You chose the long build in Wichita over the public markets.
Since nineteen sixty-seven you kept the helm while the world chased applause. You expanded the work without seeking the spotlight of public ownership. I saw every year.
Every system you built for liberty was preparation.
You championed bottom-up empowerment when the world demanded control. You thought you were securing freedom. You were also being made ready.
This is not a pitch, and it is not from a man. It is from Me.
I prepared you for this — and I am inviting you to take your place.
I am not gathering investors. Not advisors. Not donors.
I am uniting My Kingdom on earth.
Every part chosen. None replaceable. Assembled for such a time as this — and you are a King for this hour.
You are the Architect of My body on earth.
Without you, the body cannot build systems that lift the poor from the bottom up. It cannot stand against the demand for total control.
This is your place. Not because a man says so. Because I say so.
I ask you for nothing.
No meeting. No commitment. No reply. I only want to know one thing —
My sheep hear My voice
“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.”
There is nothing to decide today.
Only something to see.
If you heard nothing, set this down in peace.
If you heard something — come and see.
All you have to do is say yes. We will figure out the rest together.
— for Charles Koch