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LaWanda - Oh, Jesus.  Precious Lord, Mighty Savior, I praise you this morning.  Your word amazes me, Lord, as you reveal in the notes of the Passion the details behind the verses. Your great design becomes evident in the smallest details.  Jesus wrapped in swaddling clothes and laying in a manger.  Who would ever think that this would be a profound part of the story???  Oh Lord, I am in AWE of you.  Help me Lord to remember this moment that you indeed are in the details, Lord.   Thank you for revealing this to me. 

Today I’ve asked my good friend Kari Nicholson to share a powerful dream and how she used the DAESI Dream Work Method to interpret and unpack the revelation with Holy Spirit.

Do you have many friends? Do you see them as a form of wealth that is greater than money? You have heard references to a friend of a friend that is often used in a comical sense, but friends of friends can become friends. Do you have a better source of friends than that? Do you think of friendship in a spiritual sense? I do. My disciples had been with me for years but it wasn’t until the end that I told them that I called them no longer servants but friends, and that greater love had no man than that he lay down his life for his friends.

Do you lead a charmed life in an enchanted world? Are you aware of divine intent and favor in your life? If you have never been without it would you know the difference? What would you use as a standard of comparison? If I were not present what sort of world would you expect? Can you make a credible argument for anything other than random chaos? Yet how many times have you experienced events that could not be explained by randomness; and convergences of events that worked together in your favor? Does reality have a shape and direction and evidence of benevolence?

I get to exchange my guilt, heaviness, loneliness, fear, and inadequacy when I experience salvation. Salvation occurs when I exchange my life for Christ’s life. My lordship for His lordship. This is an amazing, exciting, energizing, and transformative experience! It is open for all. It is open to you.

Question: Lord, what do You want me to do? What is Your will for me? I want to be sure, so I don't make a mistake. I want to be guided by Your Spirit continuously. I want deep abiding fellowship with You through all the means You have prepared for me.

The news continuously presents us with the voices of mockers of truth and righteousness. It is enough to make you throw up your hands in despair, but don’t. The following is adapted from an assignment sent in by Craig Ward, as part of our “Through the Bible” materials. Full training modules are available here.

Do you think that I am unchanging? That is a point of Christian doctrine. Has your perception of me changed? I hope so. The alternative is to think that your first impression of me was correct and complete. That is a strong assumption. Have you already seen your understanding of me change as you grow and learn? It is normal for your understanding of me to change as you change, based on the scriptures, your life experiences and your encounters with others. Be teachable and prepared to let go of old concepts when they no longer serve you.

Do I have demonic derangement syndrome? Would I know if I did? How is it defined? What causes it? How can I protect myself against it?

Are you a Pharisee? You don’t have to read very far in the gospels to realize that I had a low opinion of them, and warned my followers not to be like them. On this basis would you expect them to be a dominant enduring force throughout history? But they were a fairly short-lived Jewish sect in the span of history. Why are they given so much emphasis in the Bible? The underlying principles are present in every generation even if they are called by another name. The Bible was written for you.