by Garris Elkins | Feb 25, 2019 | Death, Deliverance, Faith, Family, Freedom, Hope, Jesus, Joy, Promotion, Trust
This morning I awoke to my 25,240thmorning on Earth. Lord willing, I will awake to number 25,241. I have prepared the coffee pot, planned a BBQ and scheduled some errands for tomorrow. As the evening approaches, I am asking the Lord to reveal the assumptions He wants...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 19, 2019 | Change, Courage, Death, Deliverance, Discipline, Freedom
Your time of compression is coming to an end. You have been living under tremendous weight. A process of decompression has arrived to relieve the pressure. Like a diver returning from the depths of the ocean, you will need to decompress before you return to the...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 13, 2019 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Discipline, Humility, Integrity, Obedience, Pride, Reconciliation, Spiritual Warfare, Wisdom
A wall stands in your way and you have been assigned to dismantle its opposing presence. As you engage this spiritual demolition project, trust no assumptions you are carrying from your current assignment or relationships. This is between you and God and no one else....
by Garris Elkins | Feb 13, 2019 | Death, Freedom, Future, Hope, Joy, Justice, Promotion, Prophecy, Reconciliation, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Worship
I saw the image of an urn holding the ashes from a dead season of life. The urn was reluctantly placed on the mantle of someone’s personal history thinking they only had one chance and that chance had died. In their grief, they saw their future as nothing more than...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 29, 2019 | Apostle, Church, Culture, Death, Discipleship, Eternity, Freedom, Future, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Ministry, Reformation, Restoration, Teaching
Three years ago, the Lord took me on a journey to discover the impact of reformation, both within the Church and within the culture. Like others interested in the subject, I began to study, write and speak about the different spheres of cultural influence and what it...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 25, 2019 | Death, Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Forgiveness, Freedom, Holiness, Hope, Power, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Worship
There are times when escape is not the will of God. We can bend our theology and our understanding of spiritual life toward the demand for freedom in all circumstances when escape is not always God’s plan. Some of the greatest manifestations of God’s power and...
