“For He rescued us from the domain (authority) of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” – Colossians 1:13-14
Have you been transferred into His kingdom? What an amazing transaction takes place on account of Jesus Christ being our Redeemer. Prior to the transfer we were under the domain or authority of darkness. We were completely blind to God’s kingdom and belonged to another kingdom other than God’s. (2Cor 4:4-6) When Jesus came into the world He was not of its kingdoms or cultures. He came from another kingdom that was not of this world. The devil though, aggressively tried to persuade Jesus to transfer from the kingdom of God and its culture of fellowship with the Father and the Holy Spirit. During the time of His temptation in the wilderness, Jesus rejected the offer of Satan to become the head of all the kingdoms of the world. “And he (the devil) led Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to Him, “I will give You all this domain and its glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.” But there were strings attached to Satan’s transfer offer – “Therefore if You worship me, it shall be Yours.” Jesus’ answer to this offer was swift and sure, He spoke the word of the Father to His life. “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord Your God and serve Him only.” (Luke 4:5-7) This has got to be our answer too, but we can only answer that if we practice that.
Jesus became our overcoming Redeemer who paid the ransom price to have us transferred from the kingdom of Satan into the kingdom of God. What a transfer! Has that transaction taken place with you? Have you been transferred from the devil’s team to God’s team? To use a sporting analogy, when a team goes after a player and wants them to transfer from another team they do so because they want them to participate in their team. They have a work for them to do. Have you been transferred to the extent that you can confidently testify, like the apostle Paul, ‘He has put me into service in His administration’. Until we have been put into service the transfer is still somewhat up in the air, it is not yet complete. When this transfer has fully taken place you know you are born again.