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 | Sep 2, 2020 | Death, Deliverance, Discernment, Family, Fear, Freedom, Future, Healing, Holy Spirit, Justice, Kingdom of God, Promise, Reconciliation, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare
At this time, when so much emotion is swirling about, and when each person holds a passionate and immovable position, it is too easy to forget what is taking place. Death is manifesting its presence, and that manifestation is taking many forms. There is a spirit...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 31, 2020 | Change, Church, Courage, Creativity, Culture, Deliverance, Destiny
Yesterday, Sunday, August 30, a significant event took place in the spiritual realm. I cannot fully describe what transpired, but like any result of corporate prayer, what sets off a chain reaction of answered prayer may not be fully understood until more history...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 30, 2020 | Deliverance, Destiny, Discipleship
Ambushes are being set to attack your credibility and derail your calling. Do not allow yourself to be drawn into the line of fire. The impatient and frustrated ones who are walking into these ambushes are being led by their emotions, not the Spirit. There are times...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 29, 2020 | Apostle, Change, Church, Culture, Deliverance
Many think they have rightly discerned the times. But some of that discernment lacks a depth of understanding. It only sees lawlessness and pending disorder and constructs its response to this life based solely on that evidence. The Lord has always worked outside...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 27, 2020 | Church, Courage, Creativity, Culture, Deliverance
Like Jonah, we can miss the real reason for our assignment to speak the truth in love to a culture in turmoil. Our undisciplined emotion can cause us to mirror Jonah’s response to the call of God and run in the opposite direction. God’s message, no matter...
