"Everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven." Matthew 10:32–33 If you were to make a list of the greatest days of your life, you’d probably have a few to choose from. They would likely include graduations, weddings, birthdays, and retirements. But Jesus speaks here about a day so momentous that it will outshine any other day of your life. One day you will stand in the presence of God, and on that day, you will see the Son of God. You will hear His voice. He will speak to you. On that day, the Son of God will either confess you or deny you. To confess you means He will say to the Father, “This is [put your name here], and she belongs to Me.” To deny you means the Son will say to the Father, “This is [put your name here], and he has nothing to do with Me.” Every person will hear the Son of God say one of these two things. Jesus makes it clear that what He says about you then is tied to what you say about Him now: “Everyone who acknowledges me before men [that’s what you say about Jesus now], I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven [that’s what He will say about you then], but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven” (10:32–33). What are you saying about Jesus now with your thoughts, words, and actions?
