by Garris Elkins | Mar 15, 2024 | Prophetic
How we choose to see God in the middle of the trauma and troubles of life will determine how we live. Apart from making that choice, despair and depression will rule the day. The word of God offers adjustments to our thinking when dark and dismal outcomes are ruling...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 13, 2024 | Prophetic
When Israel realized the Assyrian army was about to overcome their nation, it was a desperate time. Fear and uncertainty were overcoming the hearts of the people. At that time, Isaiah offered the people an invitation, “Search the book of the Lord and see what he will...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 12, 2024 | Prophetic
As I read through the book of Isaiah, blessings are surrounded by warnings for the continuance of people’s sins. They are buried within the text. God’s blessings require engagement on His terms to receive the blessing. This isn’t an Old Testament thing we...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 11, 2024 | Prophetic
I have noticed a trend among some believers. They are attempting to change the nature of God. Some of the motivation behind this change comes from reading difficult sections of Scripture and assuming there is no deeper understanding behind the challenging facts being...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 10, 2024 | Prophetic
Reading the Old Testament prophets can scare some people. They read the harsh treatment of God upon the rebellion of His people and miss the point that before God’s harshness was displayed the people had plenty of opportunity to repent. They confuse God’s judgment...
