Garris Elkins

Secure Your Borders

May all that is planned and ready to execute, like it was on the first day of the missile attacks in Israel, stumble and fall to the ground.

When Evil Plans Backfire

Instead of confining the Gospel, God used an evil plan of persecution to expand its influence geographically.

Above All Things

God’s power is second to none in this world or in the heavens above.

The Overlay

We can use the Old Testament template to interpret the present and forecast the future.

Defining the End of Time

No matter how dark a time in history might appear, God is the only one who is calling the shots on the conclusion of our world. 

On This Side of the Fence

When we know a promise has been deposited in our future and continue to pray into its fulfillment we will live in hope.

When Truth is Bitten

Our warfare in times of chaos and disorder will not leave behind bite marks that tear and rip another person apart.

A Nation Adrift

Those who say God is not concerned about nations are ill-informed regarding His purpose for the Church on Earth.

Choosing Leaders

Look for a leader who is in constant communication with the Lord seeking His opinion and direction above their own.

Closed Loop Thinking

We advance in our faith by allowing God to open up the closed loops of thinking about spiritual realities.

Leaders We Can Trust

True leaders put the quest for personal gain aside to wash the feet of those they serve. 

The Footstool of God

Today, when we engage in spiritual warfare, we are the footstool of God’s presence on Earth.

The Ornery Ones

Through their willingness to obey the Lord and allow themselves to be reined by Him, the tenderness of their heart is revealed.

What a Crock of …

Today, our world is flaunting in public what is inappropriate, even in private.

The Two Followings

It was on the same seashore – the Sea of Galilee – where Peter began following Jesus that the Lord would now restore Peter. 

To a Deeper Place

We cannot be friends of God if we claim His name but continue to live in disobedience.

Piling On

That single accusation or criticism is like the first movement of a snowpack that begins to tumble down a mountain.

For the Glory of God

To be used by God for His glory, we must be willing to put to death our need for human praise and wait for the praise of God.

The Glaring Truth

The Lord is dilating the eyes of His people to examine our current understanding of reality.

Spiritual Body Bags

What we had wrongly assumed would remain forever dead and closed will begin to open. 

God’s Prophetic Choir

More important than the individual sounds the global prophetic voice makes is the One who is directing the chorus of these voices.

Recognizing Jesus

At some point in every move of God, it will be required of us to recognize where and how the Lord is choosing to reveal Himself.

For the Lord’s Sake

When we find ourselves in situations beyond our control, our choice to do good, not evil, will become our act of resistance.

Stirring of the Gifts

When used properly the gifts will warn, correct, and challenge what is not aligned with God’s will.

The Wyrd Ways of God

Prophetic words are birthed in timeless eternity and can easily move through the rigidity of our present reality.

The Greatest Escape

This escape is not a one-time break out from the prison of our mind. It happens throughout our walk of faith.

The Goal of Frustration

The Lord is bringing us to a place in our seasons of frustration where we will have nothing left to offer except the yielding of our will to His.

Triggered

Those who speak the truth in love are currently being painted into a corner where only certain subjects are considered acceptable.

At the Worst Possilbe Moment

When you get through this series of rapids and come out on the other side, you will be given testimony of God’s merciful intervention.  

Persecution and Promise

Each context where our faith suffers persecution for the cause of Christ has great potential for the growth of our love and faith.

Truth Without Quotation Marks

Only the truth can set people free, not our silence, vagueness, or the excuses we offer that give people the wrong impression. 

Our Greatest Battle

The Pharisees couldn’t feel what Jesus was feeling because of the calloused nature of their hearts.

Crying Out to Be Fed

The opinions and reinterpretations lack the kind of nutritional truth required to train and equip the Church to leave the nest of immaturity.

There is a Difference

Sexual sin joins us to the other party in a spiritual and emotional union not common to other sins.

The Breath of God

You will deliver the heat of the breath of God into the places where hell continues to execute its authority unchallenged.

Finding Common Ground

Finding common ground with people requires that we know who the master of our life is and remain faithful to His mission to redeem the lost.

When Darkness Gathers

This is not a time to align with the dismissal, mockery, and ignorance regarding what is taking place.

Crossing Over

Each of us has crossed over to the other side at various times, distancing ourselves from our responsibility to love our neighbor.

Your Next Step

We tend to want God to reveal all the steps in front of us before we take our first step of obedience.

Invasive Species

The strength of our contending is motivated by a hatred of the sin that’s taking place, not the ones perpetuating the sin.

Disempowered Defiance

Just because the perpetrators of defiant evil are in positions of power does not mean they are out of the reach of God’s intervention.

The Obstacle Course of Faith

The kind of faith needed in this hour is the ability to maintain a strong grip on what has been true for the last 2,000 years.

Discerning the Comments

We need to be mature and measured in determining whether an individual or group is shun-worthy.

The Crash Site of Redemption

In these cultural collisions, we are offered the potential for Kingdom expansion that only comes when mercy triumphs over judgment.

Prayed Upon

Our prayers are being poured out under the direction and specific timing of God.

Heads Will Roll

Hell wants to mock God by helping us creep so far from the truth and common sense that we become peddlers of hell’s delusions.

The History of a Life

The contributions and recollections of others help all of us become more and believe more.

The Purpose of Testing

The Lord uses the testing of our character to prepare us to be able to handle the duties we will be assigned.

Thwarting Evil Plans

The strategies of hell can become a reality when a convergence happens as the majority opinion of a nation tilts toward an agreement with evil.

Attacks From Within

The most devastating attacks against the Church are not from the outside but from inside the circles of our shared fellowship.

The Weight of a Promise

Some of you are living in a posture of faith that makes it hard to see what is coming from a natural perspective.

Discerning Distractions

A distraction is used by hell to wear down the saints of God to the point of frustration where we give up and roll over and let hell have its way. 

Removing the Pacifiers

We can place ourselves in jeopardy of having our faith assaulted and its impact burned to the ground if we are not grounded in the word of God.

An Inside Look

A day of financial reckoning and the end of a unique tax status will surely come.

Future Gossip

The next level of AI will learn from the data without human guidance or labels.

The Turning Point

The greatest defeat of the plans of the devil is to lead people to Jesus to encounter Him as their Lord and Savior.

The Purpose of Storms

What is revealed after a storm is the evidence of God’s abiding presence that was hard to discern when the storm was doing its damage.

The Tension of Mercy

Discernment is not ours to use as a weapon to cut the guilty off from the possibility of a Damascus Road-like encounter.

The Power of Yet

Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living.

Heads in the Sand

We have opened a dark door that has allowed the collapse of our nation to take place.

The Deeper State

All effective spiritual battle plans begin with an inquisitive prayer asking the Lord to show us the real enemy.

Preparing for Takeoff

Without having completed our spiritual checklist, we will place ourselves and those we love in jeopardy.

When Critics Speak

The kind of response that would silence a fool and open the door to see wisdom displayed.

Don’t Let Go

If something is not acceptable to the Lord, it can never have good outcomes, no matter how we dress it up, redefine it, or accept its presence.

Spiritual Snake Charmers

The venom of these lies and many others like them will lead people to eternal separation from God.

The Traction of Truth

Some of the social, scientific, and theological confusion we see taking place is not really confusion.

Prepared and at Peace

There are three things that will keep our faith alive – Word, Spirit, and Fellowship.

Discerning the Stench of Hell

The Lord wants us fully alive, both in body and Spirit, able to interpret what is taking place in our personal relationships and the surrounding culture.

Choosing Our Remnant

God will prove to be forever faithful to fulfill His promises if we are willing to obey His commands.

Settled and at Peace

The gift of settling brings with it a peace that fills the depths of our previously confused and doubting souls.

Leaving the Flatlands

This fearless peace will provide us with the traction required to ascend to the higher elevation of our faith.

The Courage to Stand Up

The professor told the students they were not to interfere or attempt to rescue the goldfish. If they did, they would fail the class.

Penetrating the Plans of Hell

When exposure takes place, it will contain the spiritual intelligence needed to destroy the plans of hell before they can be executed.