The Darkest Hour
Read: Exodus 2:16-25 God remembered . . . (v. 24) God remembers us in our suffering, even when we feel forgotten. I saw suffering firsthand in the alleys that weave
Jon Opgenorth January 22, 2026
Read: Exodus 2:16-25 God remembered . . . (v. 24) God remembers us in our suffering, even when we feel forgotten. I saw suffering firsthand in the alleys that weave
Read: Exodus 2:11-15 He struck down the Egyptian. (v. 12) We cannot undo the wrong we did. We try to hide and cover up. We certainly relate to Moses hiding
Read: Exodus 2:10 He became her son. (v. 10) Our experiences shape our lives in ways we cannot always know. The God who “knitted me together in my mother’s womb”
Read: Exodus 2:4-9 Shall I go and call you a nurse? (v. 7) Two girls down in the weeds: one a slave, one a princess. Two girls down in the
Read: Exodus 2:1-3 She saw that he was a fine child. (v. 2) Behind the big, defining moments of our lives stand thousands of little moments. The burning bush of
Read: Exodus 3:1-6 God called to him. (v. 4) Many kindergarten teachers ask children on the first day of school, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”
Read: Acts 9:1-25 . . . lowering him in a basket. (v. 25) Did the unnamed disciples of Saul (later called Paul) know how important the man in the basket
Read: Matthew 1:18-25 He did as the angel of the Lord commanded. (v. 24) What do you do when life lands a punch that takes your breath away? Maybe you’re
Read: Joshua 2:1-15 She let them down by a rope through the window. (v. 15) News feeds seem to populate with stories of the rich and powerful. It feels at