As we begin this morning, I’d like to take you back to England in the year 1555. It was then that Nicholas Ridley was burned at the stake because of his witness for Christ. On the night before Ridley’s execution, his brother offered to remain with him in the prison chamber to be of assistance and comfort. Nicholas declined the offer and replied that he meant to go to bed and sleep as quietly as ever he did in his life.
Did you read that last line carefully? Wow! How is that even possible? It’s not because Ridley was some kind of a super-saint; it’s simply because he knew something of the priceless value of abiding in Christ. The assurance that our Savior affords us is unlike anything this world could ever offer.
Beloved, you’re most likely not going to be burned at the stake tomorrow. But for whatever awaits you, have you come to know the unmatched privilege that is yours as you abide in your Savior?
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