Jesse Velez, Author at Grow Closer to God

Cleaning House – Preparing Your Heart for a Fast

Posted by Jesse Velez | Feb 10, 2017 | Fasting |

God wants us to remove what doesn’t belong in His house In Nehemiah 13:4-8, Nehemiah...

5 Reasons for Fasting

Posted by Jesse Velez | Jan 10, 2017 | Fasting |

God gives us some reasons to Fast There are many reasons why people fast: surgery, digestive...

Love

Posted by Jesse Velez | Mar 13, 2014 | Poetry |

By: Priscilla Velez Love is something to be treated loosely I will no longer believe...

Poured Out

Posted by Jesse Velez | Mar 12, 2014 | 1 Samuel, Devotionals, Repentance |

I have been thinking about this: When will people re-arrange their lives for Jesus? Sometimes we...

The Way-BackStory of Christmas

Posted by Jesse Velez | Dec 25, 2013 | Bible Study |

Today I want to share with you a Christmas story that isn’t, at first, a very christmasy...

Dangers Unseen

Posted by Jesse Velez | Dec 3, 2013 | Fiction |

Dangers Unseen is a story I wrote in my early twenties. Don’t know how good it is, you will...

Construction Sight

Posted by Jesse Velez | Nov 18, 2013 | Christian Living, Devotionals, Ephesians, The Church |

Ephesians 2:19-22 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens...

Prayer Text

Posted by Jesse Velez | Sep 25, 2013 | Devotionals, Ephesians, Prayer |

Ephesians 3:14-21 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in...

Easter Clothes

Posted by Jesse Velez | Sep 23, 2013 | Devotionals, Home Page Devotional |

Easter has become a time for most people to come out to the church. Easter even beats out...

God is Faithful

Posted by Jesse Velez | Sep 22, 2013 | Devotionals, Home Page Devotional |

I once heard someone say, “Did you hear about John, he went to the candy store and he bought...

Sabbath for the Land

Posted by Jesse Velez | Mar 1, 2013 | Devotionals |

It has always been in God’s plan for all of us to take a break. Working hard, managing...

Pray, Pray Again, Pray Some More

Posted by Jesse Velez | Aug 31, 2012 | Christian Living, Devotionals, Ephesians, Prayer |

Kids are persistent. It seems that whenever they get this idea that they want something; they...

God Always Provides

Posted by Jesse Velez | Jul 18, 2012 | Devotionals, Genesis, Old Testament |

Abraham knew that God always provides. When he was looking for a wife, God provided for him. When...

God Always Hears

Posted by Jesse Velez | Jun 1, 2012 | Devotionals |

Friends may be unfaithful, but the LORD will not turn away from the gracious soul; on the...

Choosing Sides

Posted by Jesse Velez | May 22, 2012 | 1 Kings, Devotionals, Old Testament, OT History |

Choosing sides can be tricky. You weigh your options, review the line-up and make your best guess....

Author: Jesse Velez

Cleaning House – Preparing Your Heart for a Fast

5 Reasons for Fasting

Love

Poured Out

The Way-BackStory of Christmas

Dangers Unseen

Construction Sight

Prayer Text

Easter Clothes

God is Faithful

Sabbath for the Land

Pray, Pray Again, Pray Some More

God Always Provides

God Always Hears

Choosing Sides

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