It’s another day, let’s have a conversation.
Do you know that when you have an encounter with Christ
Jesus you experience a spiritual transfiguration?
On a high mountain, the appearance of Jesus’ physical body changed
right in front of the eyes of His disciples, Peter, James and John; it was an internal
transformation that was outwardly visible, first appearing on His face, then
radiating throughout the rest of His body as His
clothing became as white as light (Matthew 17:2).
On a high mountain, after Moses was consumed by the Presence
of God’s magnificent glory for forty days and nights, his face shone brighter
than a diamond; he experienced a transfiguration that was solely outwardly visible
(read Exodus 34:29-35).
Beloved, you can have your own high mountain experience when you encounter Jesus in all His magnificent glory, however, unlike Moses, yours would be a comingling of both his and Jesus’ as it will be a spiritual transfiguration like no other.
You see, Moses did not have the benefit of the Godhead
living inside him because in his day, God’s Spirit was not yet poured out; the outpouring occurred after Jesus’ death and resurrection. But in this time, when you receive
Jesus into your life, you acquire Him as your resident divine agent both to will and to work [that is, strengthening,
energizing, and creating in you the longing and the ability to fulfill your
purpose] for His good pleasure. (Philippians 2:13 AMP)
Understand that as your soul becomes tethered to His Spirit,
Spirit aids in your recalibration with every step you take along this transformative
journey.
Yes, I deliberately wrote soul and not spirit because that’s
what I mean I did not make a mistake. Look at what Paul wrote in his
epistle to the church at Ephesus.
But God, being [so very] rich
in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved
us, even when we were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him
because of our sins, He made us [spiritually] alive together with Christ (for
by His grace—His undeserved favor and mercy—you have been saved from God’s
judgment). And He raised us up together with Him [when we believed], and
seated us with Him in the heavenly places, [because we are] in Christ
Jesus – Ephesians 2:4-6 (AMP)
Your spirit is already transformed and seated with Christ in
the heavenly places because you believed and are in Him. So, it is definitely
your soul that needs to be transfigured and transformed, here’s why.
Our English soul’s Greek counterpart is psyche, that is the
part of you that thinks and feels, that part concerning your thought processes –
your mind, your will and emotions. It is considered the central element of your
body-soul-spirit tripartite nature. Your psyche (soul) decides whether to listen to
Spirit or the dictates of the flesh.
Too many of us, even those of us that are well on our way, traveling
on this spiritual expedition, believe that we have to kowtow to our feelings and
emotions, not apprehending that we have the power to dominate our minds, wills and
emotions, to refute arguments and theories and
reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true]
knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience
of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) (2 Corinthians 10:5 AMPC).
Your soul is yours to steward, you must allow your spirit,
already seated with Christ, to lead your soul, that is your mind, your will and
your emotions.
With the help of the Holy Spirit, you and I can and must
release ourselves from the captivity of our mindsets, which have perverted the
reality of our true identity and prevented us from being our chosen generation selves
with God in Christ (ref. 1 Peter 2:9).
Beloved, you are supposed to be controlled and governed from inside not outside influences; you are set free from the bondage of the world’s ways of doing life because you believe and recognize
the fact that Jesus is the Son of God, therefore you are victorious and overcome
the world (ref. 1 John 5:5).
There’s still a bit more to unpack so shall we continue our conversation another day?
Amen †
Shelley Johnson “Spiritual Transfiguration” ©2026 January
19, 2026
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