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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.
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Devotionals

Who We Are

Read: 1 Peter 1:1-2 Elect exiles of the Dispersion . . . (v. 1) Writing from Rome three decades after Jesus rose, Peter told us who we are, how we

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God Restores

Read: Psalm 107:39-43 He raises up the needy out of affliction. (v. 41) During my 80 days of working from home last spring, I began using ancient prayers to frame

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Devotionals

Keep Movin’

Read: Psalm 107:33-38 They sow fields and plant vineyards. (v. 37) The people of this psalm had been exiles. God judged Judah for unfaithfulness to him and injustice towards the

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At Our Wits’ End

Read: Psalm 107:23-32 He made the storm be still. (v. 29) The sailors in today’s passage are at their wits’ end (v. 27). Life was going according to plan, even

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Redeemed Fools

Read: Psalm 107:17-22 He sent out his word and healed them. (v. 20) The “redeemed” of verse 2 are the “fools” of verse 17. Fools do not so much willfully

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Out from the Shadow of Death

Read: Psalm 107:10-16 . . . prisoners in affliction . . . (v. 10) More than 2.3 million people in North America experience imprisonment today, among well over 10 million

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Satisfied

Read: Psalm 107:4-9 For he satisfies the longing soul. (v. 9) The Irish rock band U2 had a hit in 1987 with the song “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m

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Who Are the Redeemed?

Read: Psalm 107:1-3 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so. (v. 2) Harvest season brings prayers of thanksgiving. These prayers often focus on the what of thanksgiving: harvest, health,

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No Shrinking

Read: Acts 20:17-24 If only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus. (v. 24) Paul’s farewell to the Ephesians reminds us that following

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