The Exchange

By Alice DeWittie

What will you exchange?

Jesus taught in parables, allegories that illustrate the truth of the Kingdom. Creating a world where these truths are explored in a different setting, The Exchange introduces us to the Heart of the Father. Everyone is invited, what is your response? Are you busy? Satisfied with the little you have? Or are you afraid of what others will think? Is Jesus’ offer of more than we can ever imagine just too good to be true? As you enter into The Exchange, consider these questions for yourself:

-What are you willing to exchange?
-What is the key that keeps you from making the exchange?
-Is there even more to the Kingdom than what you’ve experienced?
-How good is God?

Enter into the Beloved, responding to God’s invitation in The Exchange.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alice DeWittie
• Release date: Jan 18, 2022
• ISBN: 9798985003314

Alice DeWittie

Alice is a passionate lover of Jesus and enjoys a life of revelation and discovery as to who He is and what He does! After serving over 20 years in leadership with public education and being involved in prayer and prophetic ministry for over 30 years, she loves to lead others into their leadership calling and prophetic destiny.

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Cover and interior art by J. Brian Craig

Cover design by Kathleen Cantwell

Interior design by Michelle M. White

Edited by Emma Hatcher

To Jesus, the Author and Finisher of my faith.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

PART 1: The Exchange

1. The Exchange

2. Her Invitation

3. Her Exchange

4. The Introduction

5. The Conversation

6. The Garden

7. The Last Visit

8. Golden Exchange

9. Deserted Exchange

10. The Report

11. The Diversion

12, Busy Day

13. Cultivating

14. The Conversation of More

15. The Exchange for More

PART 2: The Parable of the Seed

16. The Parable of the Seed

17. Seed by the Road

18. Seed on Rocky Places

19. Seed with Thorns

20. Good Soil

21. Thirty Yield

22. Sixty Yield

23. One-Hundred Yield

24. Those Who Help

25. Trinity: Son, Holy Spirit, Father

Preview of The Elevator, Book 2 of The Exchange Trilogy

About the Author

About the Illustrator

Acknowledgements

To the team who cheered me on: Megan Martin who believed before I did. Patty Myers for telling me that I am the tongue of a ready writer. Shelly Gibbs, who saw me in a field of glory. Kelley Salber, who brings out the artist in everyone. My incredible fellow explorers of the more: Cathie Sipe, Lauren Breslin, Cassie Johnson, and Shanda Harris. May we all boldly go where we’ve never gone before.

PART 1

The Exchange

The Allegory of the Exchange

CHAPTER 1

The Exchange

Andras, Part 1

The room was bright; glimmering shafts of light beamed down from the vaulted ceiling dome, dancing off the dust in the air. Gold, brown, and yellow hues strewn themselves across the room. An autumn palate of marble counters, mahogany, accents of gold fixtures. The man strode across the room, allowing the glass doors to revolve quietly behind him. He hoped that he looked confident, knowing, bold even; but his eyes darted around, trying to get the layout, to find the quick exit. Self-conscious as he looked at his watch, then realizing the clock on the wall started the Westminster chime of high noon. Wasn’t there a movie of that name? A gunfight maybe? A showdown? High noon. A time of decision.

Opening his suit jacket, he removed a pen from the inner pocket and stood at the desk, casually pulling out the slip from the pile and writing. Slowly, carefully, he signed it, in his most confident, knowing, and bold style. As he walked to the counter, he measured the others in the room. Were they somebodies or nobodies? Had they done this before, or was this their first? Were they as terrified as he? Reaching into the side pocket of his tailored slacks, he pulled out a coin, then a bill clip, then a key. Putting it all back in his pocket, his hand lingered, carefully feeling over the edges of the key; the familiar feel of each curve and bend calmed him

Now