by Garris Elkins | Sep 3, 2020 | Prophetic
In 1939, my mother was engaged to my father. During their engagement, she bought my father a new shotgun. For the last 81 years, that shotgun has remained in our family. When my dad passed away, my brother was given dad’s Winchester Model 70 30-06, and I was...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 29, 2020 | Prophetic
This morning in my spirit I heard the word “recourse.” As I pondered the word impressions came to me.The first generation of believers who lived under the thumb of an oppressive form of government like Rome could not imagine a society where recourse for...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 28, 2020 | Discernment, Discipleship, Prophecy, Prophetic
“Don’t say such things,” the people respond. “Don’t prophesy like that. Such disasters will never come our way!” (Micah 2:6).Some believe prophecy in the New Covenant should only be words that strengthen, encourage, and comfort. While that is true for some...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 14, 2020 | Church, Courage, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Love, Prophecy, Prophetic
We will miss what God wants to say and do through us in this season if we interpret the lockdown and social isolation as an inactive time. This is one of the most spiritually active times I have experienced in the last 40 years. God is resetting the priorities of...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 31, 2020 | Prophetic
One of the challenges each generation of the Church will encounter is the introduction of social grit into their expression of faith. Social grit is made up of the different perspectives offered by other people that affords us an opportunity to see the same issues of...
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...
