by Garris Elkins | Jan 26, 2017 | Apostle, Faith, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Peace, Redemption, Restoration, Teaching, Wisdom
I had an appointment with a man who ran a t-shirt business. In the course of our conversation, I asked him, “What t-shirt logo got the most response from people?” Without missing a beat he said, “The one with only three words written across the front – ‘Jesus is...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 25, 2017 | Courage, Deliverance, Discipline, Forgivenss, Identity, Love, Redemption, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare
There are things taking place around you that God does not want you to get used to. They were never meant for you to become comfortable with their presence in your life. It is time to break away and walk away. Once, while working vice, we got information of a...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 8, 2017 | Courage, Deliverance, Discipline, Faith, Holy Spirit, Redemption, Resurrection, Trust
Be careful in the coming days regarding the decisions you make and where you allow those decisions to lead you. What seems obvious can actually be a danger hidden within a false hope. Trust the Spirit, not the practical sounding advice you receive from your...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 31, 2016 | Deliverance, Dreams, Future, Hope, Identity, Miracles, Redemption
Some of you feel like a satellite that has been faithfully orbiting a marriage, a business vision or a ministry calling, but you have lost communication with those who sent you on the mission. You feel lost in space. Some of you have given up hope because it has been...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 24, 2016 | Redemption, Restoration
I wonder what the meeting would have been like if Eve, the mother of all humanity, could have met pregnant Mary, the mother of Jesus. I can only imagine the flood of emotion that would overwhelm Eve as she remembered tasting the flavor of forbidden fruit and receiving...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 23, 2016 | Hope, Redemption, Spiritual Warfare, Trust
I always thought it was strange how I see the year’s calendar in my mind. It resembles a roller coaster. This time of year is that part of the ride when the roller coaster car is slowly ticking its way up through the last few days of December to the apex of the...