by Garris Elkins | Oct 4, 2020 | Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Destiny, Hope, Redemption, Spiritual Warfare
I don’t think it was by chance that my daily reading of Scripture brought me to the book of Esther during this week. As I was reading chapter 9, verse 1 was highlighted to me, “On that day, the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but quite the opposite...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 2, 2020 | Culture, Prophetic, revelation, Wisdom
With the announcement today that both President Trump and the First Lady have tested positive for COVID-19, I was reminded once again how fast events could change on the world stage. Just yesterday, I was lovingly corrected as to what my role and the role of the...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 23, 2020 | Culture, Kingdom of God, Prophetic, Trust
Most of you who read what I write each day know that for nine years, I worked in law enforcement. I served in two different agencies in both California and Oregon. Police work is like military service. Once a cop, always a cop. To this day, I still slow down when I...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 22, 2020 | Church, Culture, Discernment, Discipline, Family, forgiveness, Freedom, Honor, Prophetic, Relationships, Truth
It never ceases to amaze me (and I admit, at times, it can frustrate me) how easily some people can read into something I wrote or said and allow their bias to be the interpreter of my intent. Our bias is a powerful filter that can cause us to interpret the purpose of...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 21, 2020 | Culture, Miracles, Prophetic, revelation, Supernatural, Truth
This morning, when I finished reading the following verse, I sensed the Lord wanted to say something. “When our enemies and the surrounding nations heard about it, they were frightened and humiliated. They realized this work had been done with the help of our...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 15, 2020 | Culture, Faith, Future, Hope, Trust
We are in the middle of a climate change – a change in the climate of our culture. This climate change is stirring up winds that will move us past our current reality pushing aside the fog of deception. This wind is beginning to blow across our nation, steering us...
