by Garris Elkins | Jan 26, 2020 | Deliverance, Discernment, Discipleship, Faith, Future, Pride, Transition
Jan and I were in our local shopping mall and came across an arcade game called the Hurricane Simulator. It wasn’t tucked away in an arcade room. The machine was placed right on the main thoroughfare of the mall. The advertisement promises hurricane forces winds and a...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 25, 2020 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Destiny, Kingdom of God, Revival, Spirit, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching
As warm and embracing as our faith might be to us personally, to some, it will come across as strange, insignificant, or even foolish. One reason why we are seeing unhealthy doctrines entering the church is that, in some cases, our core message has been compromised in...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 24, 2020 | Church, Deliverance, Destiny, Prophecy, Spirit, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural
From time-to-time, I will hear a simple phrase in my spirit that I know is the Lord speaking. This morning, I heard the words “keeper of the keys.” When I heard those words, I also received an expanded application. The phrase is a reminder for each of us who carry the...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 23, 2020 | Courage, Death, Discernment, Holiness, Hope, Humility, Identiy, Love, Spiritual Warfare, Truth
For the last year or two, I have been waking up and noticing numbers on my illuminated nightstand clock that read like rifle and handgun calibers – 2:23, 2:43, 2:57, 3:00, 3:27, 3:38 and 3:57. At first, I thought I was noticing the caliber numbers simply because...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 22, 2020 | Apostle, Change, Church
The word “reset” has been mentioned recently by several prophetic voices. I agree. We have entered a moment in history where individuals, ministries, and each sphere of cultural influence will have an opportunity to experience a Spirit-empowered reset. In 2016, I...
