by Garris Elkins | Dec 16, 2019 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Discipline, Justice, Mercy, Peace, Pride, Wisdom
Years ago, in my previous life, I guarded lives as a profession. Once, my team helped guard the President of the United States. I have guarded celebrities as part of their security detail and stood in courtrooms guarding a judge and jury during the trial of...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 6, 2019 | Kingdom of God, Pride, Prophecy, Supernatural
2020 will be a year of unexpected and sudden intervention by God in human affairs. It will be unexpected for those who have forgotten the word of the Lord. The prophet Isaiah wrote what the Lord said at a time in human history similar to ours, “Long ago I told you...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 2, 2019 | Change, Creativity, Discipline, Dreams, Faith, Freedom, Future, Mercy, Peace, Pride, Transition, Trust
This morning, I walked into our kitchen to start the coffee. In the darkness, I noticed the digital clock on the stove read 3:39, and the clock on the microwave was reading 3:40. When the time changed in November, I set the clocks back an hour and thought I did it at...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 5, 2019 | Apostle, Church, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Healing, Justice, Ministry, Pride
In the sphere of cultural influence called Arts & Entertainment, people are being touched by God. Each day more and more celebrities are coming forth and publicly confessing Jesus Christ. This is a Barnabas moment for the Church. Some are concerned with the...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 1, 2019 | Courage, Faithfulness, Fear, Future, Hope, Mercy, Peace, Pride, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare, Transition, Word, Worship
You feel like you are being stretched to the breaking point. That is not what’s taking place, nor is it the purpose of what you are experiencing. God is not causing your pain. That is your response to the rigidity and inflexibility He wants to remove. He is...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 31, 2019 | Culture, Deliverance, Discernment, Faith, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Leadership, Mercy, Pride, Reconciliation, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare, Truth
In prayer, I just saw a demon spirit called Dark Agenda running through an open door into the heart of our nation. As the demon ran forward he was focusing his attention on the beating heart of America. As he ran forward, he stumbled and then stumbled again and...
