Nay to God.

 Nay to God, and God Will Nay to You

A Reflection on Matthew 10:33, 2 Timothy 2:12, and Proverbs 1:24-26

“Nay to God, and God will nay to you”—this is the solemn, sacred truth,

The echo of the wise, the warning for the youth.

If you deny Him before the world, if you refuse to bow,

He will not claim you on that day; He will not know you, then or now.

“But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 10:33, NKJV)

If you say “nay” to His mercy, to His call of love so deep,

If you turn your back on the Shepherd who came to seek and keep,

If you harden your heart to His voice, if you close your ears to His plea,

Then do not be surprised when He turns His face from thee.

“Nay to God”—not a casual, fleeting doubt,

But a lifelong, stubborn shutting out.

It is the refusal to bend the knee,

The pride that says, “I have no need of Thee.”

And God will nay to you—not from spite or cruel whim,

But because the door you closed remains barred from within.

He will not force His love where it is not allowed,

And in the day of judgment, you will stand unbowed

Before a silent throne, with no advocate there,

Except the memory of the prayer you never dared to share.

If we deny Him, He also will deny us. (2 Timothy 2:12, NKJV)

But the good news is this—today, you can still say “yes.”

You can turn, you can trust, you can come to His rest.

He does not desire any to perish in nay,

But all to repent and to walk in His way.

So choose this day whom you will serve.

Lift your voice, bend your knee, break your nerve.

Say “Yes” to the One who said “Yes” on the tree,

And He will say “Yes” to you for all eternity.

“Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but they will not find me. Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord.” (Proverbs 1:28-29, NKJV)

Amen.