Christian music artist Brandon Lake delivered a passionate call for believers to reach the lost during his acceptance speech at the K-Love Fan Awards, a message that quickly spread across social media and sparked widespread discussion among Christians.
“If the rooms you’re in are really bright, find a new room,” Lake told the audience. “If you carry the light of Christ inside of you, go find a room that’s a little darker because the world needs you. They need your story.”
Lake said he has been having conversations with artists and influential figures outside traditional Christian spaces and described a growing spiritual hunger among many searching for truth.
“I’m having a lot of conversations with a lot of artists and a lot of very influential places and y’all, you just would never believe how hungry people are for the truth and there’s so many that are this close,” he said.
The Christian music star then challenged believers and artists to move beyond their comfort zones.
“So, artists, may I dare to get outside of your comfort zone? Go across the street. Go across the country,” Lake said.
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CBN News commentator Billy Hallowell praised Lake’s message during a discussion following the speech and said believers are called to shine brighter as culture grows darker.
“Whatever industry you’re in, we are called to shine our light and be present,” Hallowell said. “And so, the fact that you have him standing there at this award show and that K-Love has really grown to be what it is, is really powerful and exciting.”
CBN News host Raj Nair echoed that theme and warned Christians against becoming isolated from the world around them.
“The nations have come to us,” Nair said. “If you live in the United States, what would it look like if we reached out?”
Nair also emphasized the spiritual desperation he sees throughout American culture.
“People are absolutely desperate,” he said. “They don’t realize how desperate they are for what you, who are watching this, carries inside of them.”
Lake closed his remarks with a declaration that drew loud applause from the crowd.
“Listen, I’m going to be that guy that stays in the church, but I will never stop moving towards the lost,” Lake said. “That’s what I’m about. That’s what I’m doing. That’s what you’re going to see. Thank you very much.”
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a journalism background from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and at the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
