The Mighty Weakness of John Knox
Overview
John Knox, the great Reformer of Scotland, is often remembered as something akin to a biblical prophet born out of time—strong and brash, thundering in righteous might. In truth, he was “low in stature, and of a weakly constitution,” a small man who was often sickly and afflicted with doubts and fears. In The Mighty Weakness of John Knox, a new Long Line Profile from Reformation Trust Publishing, author Douglas Bond shows that Knox did indeed accomplish herculean tasks, but not because he was strong and resolute in himself. Rather, he was greatly used because he was submissive to God; therefore, God strengthened him. That strength was displayed as Knox endured persecution and exile, faced down the wrath of mighty monarchs, and prayed, preached, and wrote with no fear of man, but only a desire to manifest the glory of God and to please Him. For those who see themselves as too weak, too small, too timid, or simply too ordinary for service in God’s kingdom, Knox’s life offers a powerful message of hope—the biblical truth that God often delights to work most powerfully through people who are most weak in themselves but most strong in Him.
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Key Features
- Foreword by Steven J. Lawson
- Appendix: “Timeline of John Knox and the Reformation”
- Bibliographical references and index
Top Highlights
“According to historian John Howie, Knox’s ardent enemy, the queen regent, Mary Guise, admitted that she was ‘more afraid of [Knox’s] prayers than of an army of 10,000 men.’16 If every Christian prayed like Knox, the Devil and his minions would melt like wax before the fire.” (Pages 39–40)
“For this cause I was sent,’ Wishart said as the executioner chained him to the stake, ‘that I should suffer this fire for Christ’s sake. I fear not this fire. And I pray that you may not fear them that slay the body, but have no power to slay the soul.’ Wishart then turned and kissed the executioner, saying: ‘Lo, here is a token that I forgive thee. Do thine office.’19 Wishart died prophesying the imminent downfall of the cardinal who gazed with satisfaction at the flames. It was March 1, 1546.” (Pages 5–6)
“Her husband spent so much time kneeling in prayer on cold stone prison floors that in the last years of his life he lost all feeling in his knees. His praying grandson, the covenanter John Welch, great-grandson of Knox, was found after his death to have calluses on his knees as hard as ox horn.” (Page 47)
“‘Rebirth is wrought by the power of the Holy Spirit creating in the hearts of God’s chosen ones an assured faith in the promise of God revealed to us in his word; by this faith we grasp Christ Jesus with the graces and blessings promised in him.’” (Page 21)
“‘I know not if God ever placed a more godly and great spirit in a body so little and frail.’78 Any Christian who has ever felt little and frail can take heart from God’s gracious work in the life and ministry of Knox.” (Page 24)
Product Details
- Title: The Mighty Weakness of John Knox
- Author: Douglas Bond
- Publisher: Reformation Trust
- Publication Date: 2011
- Pages: 150