Jesse Velez, Author at Grow Closer to God

With You Thru the Storm

Posted by Jesse Velez | Oct 21, 2021 | Acts, New Testament, NT History |

Paul understood what it meant to go through a storm. In Acts 27, the man who hunted Christian’s,...

Your Little, With God’s Power

Posted by Jesse Velez | Oct 20, 2021 | 1 Kings, Elijah, Old Testament, OT History |

Tragedy seems to produce more tragedy. In 1 Kings 17, Elijah declares that there was going to be a...

The God of Social Justice

Posted by Jesse Velez | Oct 19, 2021 | Justice |

Don’t let anyone tell you different, the God of the Bible is a Social Justice God. In Isaiah 10,...

Don’t misquote Jesus.

Posted by Jesse Velez | Oct 18, 2021 | New Testament, Prophecy, Revelation |

God has made our minds to imagine things. The ability to think beyond what we see and to then form...

Listen Closely

Posted by Jesse Velez | Oct 17, 2021 | Holiness, Old Testament, Poetry, Psalms, Sanctification, Self Control |

“Listen, everyone, listen—earth-dwellers, don’t miss this. All you haves and have-nots, All...

Open Grave

Posted by Jesse Velez | Oct 16, 2021 | Christian Living, Self Control |

Standing above an open grave can be a scary experience. The freshly dug hole in the earth seeks to...

The Will of the Convention vs. the Will of God.

Posted by Jesse Velez | Oct 15, 2021 | Christian Living, Justice |

On October 14, 2021, President and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee...

Let’s Go to God’s House, Your Body

Posted by Jesse Velez | Oct 15, 2021 | 186 BRP Devotionals, Christian Living, Holiness, Old Testament, Poetry, Psalms |

Good news always brings excitement. You might be waiting on that phone call about a job that will...

God Gets Angry Sometimes

Posted by Jesse Velez | Oct 14, 2021 | Anger, Christian Living, Lamentations, Old Testament, Wisdom |

God gets angry. Sometimes, He gets very angry! Lamentations 2v22 calls it “the day of the anger of...

We Can Live Free!

Posted by Jesse Velez | Oct 13, 2021 | 186 BRP Devotionals, Freedom, Galatians, Holiness |

The reason why Jesus came and lived and died and rose again was so that we could live in freedom!...

God Doesn’t Overlook Your Suffering

Posted by Jesse Velez | Oct 12, 2021 | 186 BRP Devotionals, 2 Thessalonians, Christian Living, New Testament, Paul's Letters, Suffering |

“They will be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his...

Real Reasons for Fighting

Posted by Jesse Velez | Oct 11, 2021 | 186 BRP Devotionals, Devotionals, James, Self Control, The Church |

“What is the real reason you guys fight?” James asks this question, already knowing the answer....

Blessing Can Turn Away

Posted by Jesse Velez | Oct 10, 2021 | Hosea, Old Testament, Prophets |

Who is Ephraim? In Hosea 7, the prophet talks a lot about Ephraim. In Genesis, Joseph (the one...

Hypocrisy Grows

Posted by Jesse Velez | Oct 9, 2021 | Gospels, Luke, New Testament |

186 Bible Reading Plan — Day 39 📆 39 – 💎9 A little hypocrisy can grow into a lot. Jesus in...

Three Points of Godly Contact

Posted by Jesse Velez | Oct 8, 2021 | Ezra |

There is a sign that hangs at the bottom of the factory stairs which reads, “Maintain 3 points of...

Author: Jesse Velez

With You Thru the Storm

Your Little, With God’s Power

Don’t misquote Jesus.

Listen Closely

Open Grave

The Will of the Convention vs. the Will of God.

Let’s Go to God’s House, Your Body

God Gets Angry Sometimes

We Can Live Free!

God Doesn’t Overlook Your Suffering

Real Reasons for Fighting

Blessing Can Turn Away

Hypocrisy Grows

Three Points of Godly Contact

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