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Jon Opgenorth

Rev. Jon Opgenorth serves as president of Words of Hope. Previously, he served for 18 years as senior pastor at Trinity Reformed Church in Orange City, Iowa. In preparation for ministry, he received a BA in Religion from Northwestern College, and an MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary.
Devotionals

The First Step

Read: Exodus 4:18-20 Moses . . . went back to the land of Egypt. (v. 20) A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” says an ancient

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No Excuses

Read: Exodus 4:10-17 Please send someone else. (v. 13) If I had seen a burning bush, been given staggering promises, and seen undeniable signs, I would respond like Isaiah, “Here

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Signs of Favor

Read: Exodus 4:3-9 That they may believe . . . (v. 5) We are all like Moses is some ways. When God’s task grows beyond our ability and questions and

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God’s Expectations

Read: Exodus 4:1-2 What is that in your hand? (v. 2) Moses asks God questions: “Who am I?” and “Who are you?” God answers with a big vision (free my

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What Am I to Do?

Read: Exodus 3:16-22 Go . . . (v. 16) Christianity fundamentally is a “going” religion. Abraham and his family go, leaving his family and his home to go to Canaan.

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Who Is God?

Read: Exodus 3:13-15 What is his name? (v. 13) In 24 years of leading churches, I hired many staff. The best hires went through a stated process. If anyone approached

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Identity Equals Destiny

Read: Exodus 3:11-12 Who am I? (v. 11) Moses did not know who he was. Moses responded to God’s assignment with a question that reveals his insecurity: “Who am I?

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The Big Ask

Read: Exodus 3:7-10 I will send you . . . (v. 10) God’s mission is stunning, his call is daunting, and his task towers over our lives, but for some

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Holy Ground

Read: Exodus 3:1-6 Turn aside to see . . . (v. 3) Moses’s call is all rather dramatic, but it’s also ordinary. It could have been any other day. Just

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