by Garris Elkins | Aug 27, 2024 | Prophetic
Recently, a change took place in my thinking. The change was spurred on by the death of a good friend and my age. As my friend was dying, the Lord gave me a verse to share with him. It was from Paul’s letter to the Philippians, “For to me, to live is Christ, and to...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 26, 2024 | Prophetic
Paul made an important distinction for us. He said those outside the Church should not be the object of our judgment. He said, “It isn’t my responsibility to judge outsiders, but it certainly is your responsibility to judge those inside the church who are sinning. God...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 25, 2024 | Prophetic
As a young boy, I walked forward during an invitation at our Baptist church and made a public declaration of my faith. In the ensuing years, I followed the Lord but then fell away in my teens and early 20s. At age 29, I had a supernatural encounter with the Lord in...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 24, 2024 | Prophetic
Offering the love of God to people who do not yet know that love can take time to reap its intended harvest. Those who have developed patience regarding God’s timing will see results not imagined by those who have not yet committed themselves to the patience required...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 23, 2024 | Prophetic
At this time, the Lord is re-emphasizing what it means to live as a spiritually free person. To forget just how free Jesus made us is a tragic error. As the Lord is doing this work many will be sidetracked because a deceptive spirit of bondage still wants to entrap...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 22, 2024 | Prophetic
Whenever Jan and I attend a movie theater or a gathering of any kind, the first thing I do is to look for the exit. I do this because when life hits the fan, it may be too late to escape the resulting confusion. Some prominent leaders in the Church have abandoned the...
