LIVING IN THE GLORY REALM 6-6-25VIDEO STRONG PRESENCE JOSHUA MILLS
We’re being invited to live in the realm of God‘s glory. That realm overcomes anything that the world could ever offer. To experience God‘s presence is to experience the shining of God‘s face. The disciples witnessed the glory realm when Jesus was transfigured. Moses stood in God‘s presence and his face was radiant. Transfiguration is where Jesus appeared to change, reflecting the divine nature and Glory. His face shown like the sun. His clothes became white as light showing his glory. Moses and Elijah appeared, showing how Jesus was the fulfillment of the law.
PS 67:1 God, keep us near your mercy-fountain and bless us! And when you look down on us, may your face beam with joy! Pause in his presence
2 Send us out all over the world so that everyone everywhere will discover your ways and know who you are and see your power to save. TPT
Num 6:24 The Lord bless you and watch, guard, and keep you;
25 The Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you;
26 The Lord lift up His [approving] countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually). AMP
2 Thess 1:10 When He comes to be glorified in His saints [on that day He will be made more glorious in His consecrated people], and [He will] be marveled at and admired [in His glory reflected] in all who have believed [who have adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Him], because our witnessing among you was confidently accepted and believed [and confirmed in your lives]. AMP
Ex 34:29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai carrying the two Tablets of The Testimony, he didn’t know that the skin of his face glowed because he had been speaking with God.
30 Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, saw his radiant face, and held back, afraid to get close to him.
31 Moses called out to them. Aaron and the leaders in the community came back and Moses talked with them.
32 Later all the Israelites came up to him and he passed on the commands, everything that God had told him on Mount Sinai.
33 When Moses finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face, MSG
2 Cor 3:12 Since we have such [glorious] hope (such joyful and confident expectation), we speak very freely and openly and fearlessly.
13 Nor [do we act] like Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze upon the finish of the vanishing [splendor which had been upon it]. AMP
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2 Cor 3:12 With that kind of hope to excite us, nothing holds us back.
13 Unlike Moses, we have nothing to hide. Everything is out in the open with us. He wore a veil so the children of Israel wouldn’t notice that the glory was fading away — MSG
2 COR 4:6 The light source is founded in the same God who said, “Light, be!” And light shone out of darkness! He lit the lamp in our understanding so that we may clearly recognize the features of his likeness in the face of Jesus Christ reflected within us.
7 And now, in the glow of this glorious light and with unveiled faces we discover this treasure where it was hidden all along, in these frail skin-suits made of clay. We did not invent ourselves; we are God’s idea to begin with and the dynamic of his doing and amazing engineering! MIRROR
2 Cor 3:18 And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit. AMP
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2 Cor 3:18 All of us! Nothing between us and God, our faces shining with the brightness of his face. And so we are transfigured much like the Messiah, our lives gradually becoming brighter and more beautiful as God enters our lives and we become like him. MSG
Matt 17:1 Six days later, three of them saw that glory. Jesus took Peter and the brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain.
2 His appearance changed from the inside out, right before their eyes. Sunlight poured from his face. His clothes were filled with light.
3 Then they realized that Moses and Elijah were also there in deep conversation with him.
4 Peter broke in, “Master, this is a great moment! What would you think if I built three memorials here on the mountain — one for you, one for Moses, one for Elijah?”
5 While he was going on like this, babbling, a light-radiant cloud enveloped them, and sounding from deep in the cloud a voice: “This is my Son, marked by my love, focus of my delight. Listen to him.”
6 When the disciples heard it, they fell flat on their faces, scared to death.
7 But Jesus came over and touched them. “Don’t be afraid.”
8 When they opened their eyes and looked around all they saw was Jesus, only Jesus. MSG
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2 PET 1:16 We were not retelling some masterfully crafted legend when we informed you of the power and appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, for we saw his magnificence and splendor unveiled before our very eyes.
17 Yes, Father God lavished upon him radiant glory and honor when his distinct voice spoke out of the realm of majestic glory, endorsing him with these words: This is my cherished Son, marked by my love. All my delight is found in him!
18 And we ourselves heard that voice resound from the heavens while we were with him on the holy mountain.
19 And so we have been given the prophetic word—the written message of the prophets, made more reliable and fully validated by the confirming voice of God on the Mount of Transfiguration. And you will continue to do well if you stay focused on it. For this prophetic message is like a piercing light shining in a gloomy place until the dawning of a new day, when the Morning Star rises in your hearts. TPT
ROM 12:1 Beloved friends, what should be our proper response to God’s marvelous mercies? To surrender yourselves to God to be his sacred, living sacrifices. And live in holiness, experiencing all that delights his heart. For this becomes your genuine expression of worship.
2 Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes. TPT
Ps 104:31 The glory of God — let it last forever! Let God enjoy his creation! MSG
Ezek 1:28 The way a rainbow springs out of the sky on a rainy day — that’s what it was like. It turned out to be the Glory of God! When I saw all this, I fell to my knees, my face to the ground. Then I heard a voice. MSG
JN 11:40 Jesus answered, “Did I not tell you that in your believing you see the glory of God – [not in your doubting!] MIRROR
ROM 1:23 For only a fool would trade the unfading splendor of the immortal God to worship the fading image of other humans, idols made to look like people, animals, birds, and even creeping reptiles! TPT
HEB 1:3 The Son is the dazzling radiance of God’s splendor, the exact expression of God’s true nature—his mirror image! He holds the universe together and expands it by the mighty power of his spoken word. He accomplished for us the complete cleansing of sins, and then took his seat on the highest throne at the right hand of the majestic One. TPT
JN 1:14 Suddenly the invisible, eternal Word takes on visible form – the Incarnation, on display in a flesh and blood Person, as in a mirror! In him, and now confirmed in us! The most accurate tangible exhibit of God’s eternal thought finds expression in human life! The Word became a human being; we are his address; he resides in us! He captivates our gaze! The glory we see there is not a religious replica; he is the authentic begotten Son. MIRROR
1 Chron 16:24 Publish his glory among the godless nations, his wonders to all races and religions.
25 And why? Because God is great — well worth praising! No god or goddess comes close in honor. MSG
MATT 5:16 So don’t hide your light! Let it shine brightly before others, so that your commendable works will shine as light upon them, and then they will give their praise to your Father in heaven.” TPT
1 Chron 29:11 To you, O God, belong the greatness and the might, the glory, the victory, the majesty, the splendor; Yes! Everything in heaven, everything on earth; the kingdom all yours! You’ve raised yourself high over all. MSG
1 COR 6:19 Do you not realize that your body is the sacred shrine of the Spirit of God, echoing within you. You do not own your life!
20 You are bought and paid for. All of you are his. Live your life conscious of how irreplacable priceless you are. You host God in your skin. MIRROR
ISA 60:1 “Rise up in splendor and be radiant, for your light has dawned, and Yahweh’s glory now streams from you!
2 Look carefully! Darkness blankets the earth, and thick clouds covers the nations, but Yahweh arises upon you and the brightness of his glory appears over you!
3 Nations will be attracted to your radiant light and kings to the sunrise-glory of your new day.
4 Lift up your eyes higher! Look all around you and believe, for your sons are returning from far away and your daughters are being tenderly carried home. Watch as they all gather together, eager to come back to you!” TPT
ROM 8:18 He has taken the sting out of our suffering; what seemed burdensome at the time, becomes insignificant in comparison to the glory he reveals in us.
19 Our lives now represent the one event every creature anticipates with held breath, standing on tip-toe as it were to witness the unveiling of the sons of God. Can you hear the drum-roll? MIRROR
Col 1:27 God wanted everyone, not just Jews, to know this rich and glorious secret inside and out, regardless of their background, regardless of their religious standing. The mystery in a nutshell is just this: Christ is in you, therefore you can look forward to sharing in God’s glory. It’s that simple. That is the substance of our Message. MSG