Eric B. Johnson - Christ in You: Why God Trusts You More Than You Trust Yourself

T here is a story of God unfolding in the earth right now. His story is bursting with hope and the great expectation of good things. Many believers feel hopeless about what they see in their cities and nations because they are unaware of the story of God happening around them. But I am convinced that Gods heart is burning for cities and nations. He longs to reveal His glory and help those who do not yet know Him to encounter His goodness and grace.

To fulfill this mandate and accomplish His purposes in the earth, God has always awakened the Church and flowed through people. You and I are called to see the broken restored and to repair and build up wasted and desolate places.

If we as the Church are to walk in this commissioning, however, we must shift how we view certain things, because our perception will either propel us or limit us. Our mindsets dictate our choices. In other words, we must produce on the outside what we are processing on the inside. What we believe about God, therefore, and how we view His interactions in the world directly influence how we live and the impact we have. It is imperative that we allow the Lord to reveal His heart to us and allow His Word to manifest within and through us.

God uses individuals like you and me to bring healing, life and hope. He moves through those who believe they are called to reflect His goodness and see His Kingdom established around them. He releases His Spirit through those who clearly recognize what He has assigned them tothose who walk in the revelation that Christ is in them and the hope of glory.

We are all on a journey to grasp the fullness of what this means, which is why I believe God is highlighting this topic today. I am grateful that my friend Eric Johnson has written Christ in You , to encourage the Church to embrace all that is available for us. Each chapter deals with a crucial truth that will propel you further in your walk with the Lord. I believe that as He transitions our mindsets from many of the issues we have viewed incorrectly in the past, the result will be an increase of heaven in and through every facet of our lives. When we surrender to the truth of the greatness He has designed us for, we will take dominion over darkness and shape society with His favor and glory.

There are promises of our Father yet to be birthed throughout the earth. I believe that truth releases these promises and that we will see the fulfillment of His Word.

Eric writes from a place of authority developed through years of faithfulness and obedience to the Lord. As senior leader of Bethel Church in Redding, California, he has poured his life out to see a community of people embrace these concepts. The fruit that has come from this passionate community of believers affects not only the world, but (perhaps even more profoundly) the city they live in. Day after day they are experiencing miracles and people encountering God, within a culture that is shifting and an atmosphere that is revolutionizing those in their region.

You and I need an internal reality founded on Kingdom revelationan understanding of who we are and whose we are. With the tender heartbeat of our Father, the dynamic mind of Christ and the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, we will display His kindness, justice, beauty, creativity, peace, grace and wisdom. And we will see cities saved and nations transformed.

My prayer is that this book contributes to the impact of truth on our personal lives and on our mission in the earth.

Banning Liebscher, founder and director, Jesus Culture; lead pastor, Jesus Culture Sacramento