Two kingdoms

When you strip away all the labels—religions, denominations, cultures, philosophies—Jesus made it very clear: there are only 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺𝘀 in this world. The kingdom of light, and the kingdom of darkness. There is no middle ground.

Jesus said, “𝐻𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑀𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑀𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑔𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑀𝑒 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑑” (Matthew 12:30 NKJV). That means neutrality doesn’t exist. Every soul is aligned to one kingdom or the other.

Paul echoed this truth: “𝐻𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑑𝑜𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒”(Colossians 1:13 NKJV). It is Christ who transfers us from one kingdom to another—not our good deeds, not our intentions, not even our religious practices.

Because here’s the truth—𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 outside of Christ does not count as righteousness. Isaiah 64:6 reminds us that all our own righteousness is like filthy rags. The only works that matter are the fruits that flow from being connected to the true Vine, Jesus Christ (John 15:5). A branch cannot bear fruit on its own; it must remain in Him.

That is why Jesus boldly declared: “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6 NKJV). He is the dividing line between the two kingdoms.

So the ultimate question is not: “𝐷𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑?” or “𝐷𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑛?” The real question is: 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁? If not, no matter how much good you do, it does not move you from darkness into light.

My friend, today the invitation stands: Step into the Kingdom of Light. Surrender to Christ. Receive Him—not religion, not rules, but the Person of Jesus. For when you receive Him, you are no longer under darkness, but you become a child of light (John 1:12, Ephesians 5:8). And the good works you will do will emanate from Christ Himself.