By Jennifer McPherson

“Rise up in splendor and be radiant,
for your light has dawned,
and YAHWEH’S glory now streams from you!” — Isaiah 60:1

Last summer marked a turning point in my spiritual walk—one of deep transformation, where God began unveiling not only where He is taking me, but where He is leading the Body of Christ as a whole. And it all began with a dream that has never left me.

The Dream: A Fire on the Freeway

In the dream, I was driving toward a major intersection—one of those defining moments where direction becomes destiny. But before I could reach that point of decision, a massive fire erupted directly in front of me.

My first instinct was to avoid it.
I looked to the left—cars were pouring into that lane.
I looked to the right—the same.
I checked the rearview mirror—countless vehicles behind me.

Everyone was avoiding the fire.

In that moment, it became clear:

I had no choice but to go through it.

What I didn’t yet understand was that the fire wasn’t an obstacle—it was a threshold. It was the gateway to where God desired for me to abide. Avoiding it would have meant forfeiting the place He was calling me into.

So I steadied myself and drove straight into the flames.

Instantly—without pain, without loss, without even a moment of damage—I emerged on the other side completely intact. My car was untouched. I was unharmed.

The Realm of Glory

Suddenly, I found myself in an open field, completely alone yet deeply aware that others would arrive later. While still sitting in the car, I noticed that it was raining. But this wasn’t ordinary rain—it was like tiny diamonds falling from the sky.

When I stepped out:

✨ the rain didn’t touch the ground
✨ it didn’t cling to my clothes
✨ it didn’t soak into the car

Instead, every drop that touched my skin caused me to shimmer.

For a long time, I didn’t understand what I had seen. But the moment I asked God, His answer was immediate:

“You were in a realm of glory.”

This realm wasn’t unfamiliar. I had tasted it in worship, in times of deep encounter—but God wasn’t inviting me into visitation.

He was calling me into permanence.

This is what He is doing in the Body of Christ today—lifting us out of the cycles of striving and into the realm where we become radiant. Where we burn with a fire that cannot be quenched. Where we reflect His light as a way of life, not a momentary experience.

Everything Will Be Accomplished From This Realm

During the time of this dream, I was wrestling deeply with identity.
How could the person I believed myself to be walk out what God was showing me?

But the true impartation of that season was this:

Everything God has called me to do will be birthed from this realm of glory.

Ministry may be the vehicle, but we are the carriers of His nature.
His glory is not something we perform—it’s something we become.

Isaiah 60:1 calls us to be radiant.
This isn’t a description; it’s an action.
It means to reflect His light—to burn with His very nature.

This is how His light will be released into the world…
not through striving, not through copying, not through noise—
but through radiance.

The Freeway of Ministry

One thing I’ve learned navigating ministry circles is this:

Voices are everywhere—but very few reflect His nature.

Many are simply echoing what they’ve heard.
Many are repeating what they’ve seen.
Many are stuck in the traffic of ministry—
moving with the flow but losing authenticity in the process.

This is why God showed me the freeway in the dream.

Everywhere you look, there are ministries.
But we are being called to rise from the familiar roads into the vast, open realm of glory where we can co-create with Him.

Many desire this…
but once they see the fire, they retreat.
Once they feel the cost of pioneering, they return to the well-traveled road.

The Call to the Radiant Ones

If you desire to be radiant—to shine with the light of Heaven—
you must be willing to step off the familiar road.

Sometimes the traffic is the distraction.
Sometimes the crowd is the noise.
Sometimes the well-worn paths bury the uniqueness God placed inside you.

But when we allow the Holy Spirit to transport us into the realm where we were designed to dwell, everything changes.

We stop looking left and right for what to do.
We stop seeking templates.
We stop borrowing language.

We release what He placed inside us—
purely, authentically, fearlessly.

Be Radiant. Burn With His Nature. Release His Light.

So today, whether you’re in a 9–5 job or leading a ministry, know this:
you have been equipped to impact those around you—not just through words, but through the radiance of who you are in Him.

Take what’s inside you and let it shine.
Not as a reflection of culture, tradition, or trend—
but as a reflection of Heaven.

This is how creation will be transformed—through those who will answer the call to rise, burn, and reflect the nature of the One who sends them.