Julia Melatis – Author

Sunday Word & Worship While I’m Waiting – John Waller 13Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. 14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD! Psalm 27:13-14 BSB 20Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and…

I felt an urgent need to write this tonight. We have been under quarantine for so long. I see so many on social media crying out in one way or another that appear to be under attack from our enemy, the devil, satan himself. It was one such post tonight that stirred my spirit and…

If you know anything about me, you know that it’s very important to me that people see Jesus in me and that I leave a legacy of faith behind me. I want to see lives changed and people saved. I will not see that happen from start to finish with most people. We need to…

A friend sent me this photo of her devotional for today and it started me on a Word study of waiting on the Lord.It is so appropriate during this time of quarantine due COVID-19 that we take more time to be in the Word, remind ourselves what it means to wait on the Lord, and…

I found this in my Facebook memories, I wrote this 3 years ago today. It is very timely for our present circumstances.Word, Worship, and Prayer 4What joy for those you choose to bring near, those who live in your holy courts. What festivities await us inside your holy Temple. 5You faithfully answer our prayers with…

God Will Make a Way – Don Moen https://youtu.be/1zo3fJYtS-o (Read aloud, with Thanksgiving) The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.2Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. 3Without speech or language, without a sound to be heard,4their voice has gone out into…

When I was reading a devotional on the verses above, it asked me to reflect on what it would be like to be face to face with Jesus, how I would feel, what I would say, and what impact that has on my view of today’s challenges and priorities. As I thought about it I…

There have been times in my past that I let fear hurt me and others in my life. I never want to let fear control me like that again! In Jesus I have found freedom from fear! Faith is the direct opposite of fear. We cannot have both. As you may have read in other…

I found this R.C. Ryle quote (below), and it really touched me. I’m sure it will touch you as it did me, and I have a lot more to say after you read it. “If you desire salvation, and want to know what to do, I advise you to go this very day to the…

The Word for Today – Thurday, Jan. 23 In one of my devotions for today, I read a portion of Jesus’ prayer from John 17 (see image for a portion of that passage). The first two reflection questions asked were:“How much does God the Father love you? What does that truth mean to you?”As I…