by Garris Elkins | Feb 24, 2020 | Death, Deliverance, Family, Fathers, Grace, Healing, Humility, Integrity, Justice, Obedience, Peace, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare
There are times when the environment of spiritual conflict is more deadly than the weapons wielded in actual battle. Environments, whether social, familial or work-related carry life and death potential. In II Samuel 18, David’s army entered a battle in the forest of...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 16, 2020 | Courage, Culture, Discipline, Freedom, Honor, Identity, Justice, Kingdom of God, Truth
A message of contempt will always create barrenness in the life of those who are swayed by its content. No matter how strong an opinion or well-researched a position might be, a message of contempt does not contain the seed of life. A barren epitaph was...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 13, 2020 | Death, Discernment, Discipleship, Humility, Integrity, Justice, Leadership, Obedience, Pride, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Wisdom
What made King David such an effective leader and a man after God’s own heart was his willingness to inquire of the Lord for direction before he took action. On the few occasions when David did not inquire of the Lord, death, sorrow, and heartache took place. Each of...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 8, 2020 | Deliverance, Discernment, Freedom, God, Healing, Holiness, Justice, Kingdom of God, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom, Word
I was talking to someone recently and shared with them whenever God begins to move, there will always be a mixture of opposing spiritual forces. This is what took place in Acts 16 between Paul and a fortune teller. Paul confronted the demon speaking through the woman,...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 22, 2020 | Discernment, Hope, Integrity, Justice
Only God can create honest headlines. The rest is human opinion. Be careful what you determine to be true based on another person’s opinion. Even so-called evidence can be biased if not vetted by God’s Spirit.
by Garris Elkins | Jan 17, 2020 | Church, Culture, Discernment, Grace, Justice, Kingdom, Mercy, Reformation
Something unexpected is about to visit. This unexpected visitation will catch some unaware and off-balance, but only if they are focused on the wrong things. “Unexpected” is a word consisting of two parts. The first part, “un,” denotes the reversal or...
