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John Knox — Part 2
As John Knox stood in the court of Queen Mary and amidst her lords, who hated him, he was roused by the insinuation that human punishment could make him desert the cause of Christ, and he firmly replied, “My lords, you are mistaken if you think you can, by threats, intimidate me to do what conscience and God tell me not to do; for be it known to you that it is a matter of no importance to me, when I have finished my work, whether my bones shall bleach in the winds of heaven, or rot in the bosom of the earth.”
Knox having retired, one of the lords said to the Queen, “We may let him alone, for we cannot punish that man.”
Well, therefore, might it be said at the grave of John Knox, “Here lies one who never feared the face of man.”
“If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the Spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you” (1 Peter 4:14).
What would you be willing to pay or give up to be a testimony to Christ and His truth? What if such a test as John Knox faced came in your life? What would you say and what would you do?
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