by Garris Elkins | Sep 5, 2016 | Apostle, Church planting, Destiny, Dreams, Faithfulness, Favor, Holiness, Humility, Integrity, Kingdom of God, Promise, Vision.
When the famous missionary Dr. David Livingstone died in Africa in 1873, the Africans loved him so much they removed his heart from his chest and buried it in African soil. His body, without his heart, was taken back to Britain and interred at Westminster Abbey....
by Garris Elkins | Sep 4, 2016 | Destiny, Discipleship, Dreams, Family, Forgiveenss, Future, Hope, Integrity, Reconciliation, Restoration, Tranistion
You made a righteous decision and instead of being honored you were hung out to dry. All of a sudden you find yourself in a place of relational isolation. The outcome of this situation looks like someone attached a clothes hanger to your shoulders and hung you on an...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 2, 2016 | Death, Destiny, Dreams, Fathers, Kingdom of God, Relationships, Vision.
When I was a boy growing up in California, I remember the days before the freeways came. I especially remember old Highway 99. It was a major spine of travel up and down the San Joaquin Valley. I remember the fruit stands, high-fenced reptile farms with their...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 25, 2016 | Deliverance, Destiny, Faith, Favor, Future, Hope, Obedience, Supernatural
Yesterday, I was hiking the trails near our home. I crossed a wooden footbridge that spanned a dry creek bed. Weeds and bushes were growing where water once flowed. I felt impressed to stop and take a picture. As soon as I clicked the picture the Lord said, “This...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 24, 2016 | Apostle, Culture, Destiny, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Hope, Kingdom of God, Prophecy, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Worship
In a moment of worship, I saw a crow’s nest atop the mast of an ancient sailing vessel. The ship was moving across open sea. Immediately, I knew the image was prophetic and carried an assignment for some in the Church. A crow’s nest sits atop the highest point on a...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 12, 2016 | Deliverance, Destiny, Fear, Healing, Hope, Power, Spiritual Warfare
Some people are being held in the grip of things they never imagined would now have control over them. They are being led around like slaves and can’t seem to find release from the dark grip that pulls them through life contrary to the freedom they were given in Jesus...
