by Garris Elkins | Aug 2, 2020 | Deliverance, Destiny, Discernment, Discipleship, Dreams, Faith, Faithfulness, Favor, Fear, Future, Hope, Identity, Jesus
There has been only one principle that Jan and I followed when needing to discover our next step in life. That principle has been to follow the Lord at all costs. We had a few times when we stumbled, but when we finally stepped out in faith, that single principle has...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 1, 2020 | Church, Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Fear, Freedom, Future, Hope, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Miracles, Spiritual Warfare
Evil, like water, will find seek the course of least resistance. In my state of residence, Oregon, evil manifestations of a spirit of rebellion, have found that place of least resistance in some of our cities. Evil will continue to manifest if not challenged. It has...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 28, 2020 | Discernment, Fear, Future, Promise, Prophecy, Prophetic, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare
Polls and opinions do not reliably reveal the future. It is a prophetic voice, empowered and informed by the Spirit that brings the most trusted revelation of what is to come. Resist the urge to follow polls and opinions. The unreliability of those sources has been...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 28, 2020 | Discipleship, Faith, Faithfulness, Future
In the Spirit, you have already made it through this difficult time, even though many challenges still surround your life. You cannot see or feel that completed transition yet, but your future faith-self has already made it through in the realm of the Spirit. ...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 24, 2020 | Deliverance, Discernment, Faith, Future, Gifts, Healing, Hope, Leadership
To those of you who lead anything – a business, a church, or a family – God knows what you are facing. You are giving it your best, and yet you still have a lingering suspicion that your best might not be enough or that somehow you have missed an important...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 23, 2020 | Culture, Deliverance, Family, Fear, Freedom, Future, Hope, Justice, Kingdom of God, Leadership
The older translations of Romans 13 tell us the government does not bear the sword in vain. In more contemporary language, we would read that phrase as “without purpose.” One noted translator rendered that portion of Romans 13 to read “’not to hide it (sword) in...