by Garris Elkins | Jul 16, 2019 | Destiny, Dreams, Eternity, Faith, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Future, Grace, Honor, Hope, Love, Mercy, Provision, Redemption
As I read through the 14th chapter of Revelation, I came across verse 13. One part of that verse caught my attention. The text reads, “…for their good deeds follow them.” As I pondered what that phrase could mean for us today, I began to get a sense of what the...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 15, 2019 | Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Favor, Healing, Honor, Humility, Mercy, Promotion, Relationships, Truth, Wisdom
Years ago, when I wrote my first book, Prayers from the Throne of God, a man paid me a compliment. He said my book was better than a well-known classic on prayer. When he spoke those words, I had two responses, both internal. One, I knew the man was not being...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 14, 2019 | Fear, Forgiveness, Freedom, Healing, Identity, Justice, Leadership, Love, Promotion, Spiritual Warfare
Self-pity is a spiritual terrorist who wants to sneak aboard your life. This destructive attitude comes with a bomb strapped to its back. Detonate it in prayer—far away from innocent bystanders. The problem with self-pity is that it feels so good. Like a drug,...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 13, 2019 | Death, Deliverance, Discipline, Healing, Justice, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Spiritual Warfare
If we are not careful, we can become like the ball in a pinball machine bouncing back and forth between the latest political controversy, moral offense or today’s news broadcast of someone’s wrongdoing. It is like dope. It keeps us spiritually stoned and out of touch...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 13, 2019 | Courage, Discernment, Discipline, Faithfulness, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Future
I saw the image of a person walking into a large warehouse filled with construction material. It was Heaven’s warehouse of possibilities. On the floor were stacked pile after pile of doors. The impression I had was the doors were waiting for installation. Dust covered...
