Julia Melatis – Author

“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”Psalm 46:10 ESV Be Still and Know That He is God- Steven Curtis Chapmanhttps://youtu.be/BgaHaioAjyg The “be still” in this Psalm in the Hebrew is raphah (raw-faw’) meaning: sink, relax. Doesn’t that just give you…

2019 was a challenging year. It was a year of reaching some goals. Here are a few: Published my first book. Reached the first of many weight loss goals. Finally found a new church fellowship. Made a long distance road trip by myself. Posting more consistently on my blog. I did not reach my goal…

Christmas Day And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for…

4th Sunday of Advent 1In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2This was the first registration whena Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3And all went to be registered, each to his own town. Luke 2:1-3 ESV Make Room – Casting Crowns featuring Matt Maher Christmas…

Sunday Word & Worship 3rd Sunday of Advent 10A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked. 11For the LORD God is our sun and our shield. He…

Sunday Word & Worship 2nd Sunday of Advent “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” Psalm 46:10 ESV “Be still” – Strong’s Hebrew 7503: הַרְפּ֣וּ (har·pū) Sink, relax I love that definition! That’s what our being still is supposed to…

Sunday Word & Worship 1st Sunday of Advent Happy Christian New Year! Advent is the beginning of the Christian (seasonal) calendar. I thought since this is the beginning of a new year it would be appropriate to start with this song as our opening prayer. Really think about the words as you sing along. May…

1Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting. 2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel. 3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. 4He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all…

Read the verses in the image. Even in Old Testament times God’s people, Israel, were supposed to be God’s light to the world. To bring others to God. Sadly many took the “chosen people” thing too literally and shunned other people/nations completely. Do we do the same thing? Do we as Christians, God’s chosen people,…

Borrowed this quote from a friend’s Facebook story post. It got me thinking. God had not promised to take away all our troubles. But God has promised: – to never to leave us or forsake us (Deut. 31:6) – power through the Holy Spirit to do the things Jesus did and greater things (Acts 1:8,…