by Garris Elkins | Mar 22, 2025 | Prophetic
The Lord will offer us opportunities to express our forgiveness to those who have wronged us. In God’s redemptive process, He will remove from our hearts any desire to take revenge. It is in that moment, that we will discover the depth of our forgiveness. After...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 16, 2025 | Prophetic
In God’s Kingdom, the innocent pay for the guilty. Only then is restoration possible. Jesus modeled this for us when He offered Himself on the Cross on our behalf. One of the most beautiful and powerful stories of reconciliation occurred between Esau and Jacob. Esau...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 22, 2024 | Prophetic
Jesus told His disciples, “You will all fall away, for it is written ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered’” (Mark 14: 27). Falling away requires a situation when we are in danger and our life is on the line. Imagine if you were told...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 27, 2024 | Prophetic
We all deny the Lord in different ways. The worst kind of denial comes when we are overconfident in our faith, relying more on our strength than on the Spirit. This is what happened to Peter when he denied the Lord three times. The setting for Peter’s denial is...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 8, 2024 | Prophetic
There are times when our faith will take us into situations where evil is present to seek out and expose its presence. As David began writing Psalm 101, he said, “I will sing of your love and justice, Lord” (vs.1). Love and justice set the stage for what David would...
