Don't Worry: Be Hopeful

By John K Wine

Don’t Worry Be Hopeful is a daily devotional full of powerful spiritual truths that will forever change your quality of life. Endorsed by great spiritual leaders such as Pat Robertson of The 700 Club & CBN and Dr. Jim Guth of the Billy Graham organization this book is NOT just a one-time read but a constant companion which you can read over and over.

Don’t Worry – Be Hopeful! Easier said than done? With global events unfolding at a very rapid pace can we not only say “don’t worry but be hopeful and cease to worry.”
Major storms and disasters, conditions of war, financial uncertainty, political unrest, unsettled world currencies, food and energy costs at all-time highs causes much concern. Why not depend on the only real hope offered to the human race!

This handbook and guide will become a real companion to you – read it over and over!

Wrestling the Powers of Darkness -

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood ..."
-Ephesians 6:12

The most strategic battlefield in the universe is the mind. Never before has there been the attack on the mind with the magnitude that presently exists.

The Bible says, "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places" (Ephesians 6:12).

Since we are living in the last days of God's prophetic time in history, then we must expect and prepare for an intensity of Satanic warfare. Every Christian should learn how to appropriate God's provisions for daily living.

Now is the time to exercise faith strong enough to overcome fear, anxiety, and worry; to enter into God's perfect peace and stability; to appropriate the "peace of God that passes all understanding" that God has promised every believer - no matter what the circumstances.

Remember, "Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" (Romans 10:17).

Comments from Dr. Jim Guth with the Billy Graham Organization, about the Author: John Wine

“I have known and worked with John Wine for over 10 years. He was mentored by Dr. Bill Bright, the founder and president of Campus Crusade for Christ. John developed a passion and mandate for the GREAT COMMISION, given by Christ to share Christ, starting in Jerusalem and to the utter most parts of the world (John established the GREAT COMMISION CONNECTION).

The first addition titled “Think on These Things”, printed by the 700 Club, Dr. Pat Robertson, which I helped distribute as a part of the Florida Men of Integrity, to state prisons throughout the state of Florida, resulted in many persons receiving Jesus Christ as their personal savior.

Think on These Things found its way around the world.
Don’t Worry... Be Hopeful is the next blessing from God”.

“Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” Don’t Worry ... Be Hopeful is an easy-to-read devotional and spiritual handbook. It is a comprehensive reminder of biblical truths and of the abundant life given to us through the grace and gift of God in Christ Jesus.”

• Language: English
• Publisher: Medea Corporation
• Release date: Feb 24, 2013
• ISBN: 9781626203730

John K Wine

John Wine is the Founder and President of Sharing Christ Ministries, a discipleship and evangelism organization committed to equipping Christian believers to live and share Christ as a way of life. The Sharing Christ Ministries past involvements include: the Billy Graham Films, Campus Crusade for Christ, Evangelism Explosion, and over 30 years of Christian radio and television. A native of Daytona Beach, Florida, John met Jesus Christ as his personal Savior on March 12, 1966. Since then, he has obtained 72 credit hours, based on Bible doctrine and evangelism, from Huntington Theological Seminary. He has helped establish a number of churches throughout Florida; and was the host of the Time to Share radio program for over 25 years. He has written a number of books, tracts, and publications; including Living Evangelism, Contest of Wills, Think on These Things, The Best of Stress, and Christian Men Growing in Christ. He has also produced an audio-based Bible study through the entire New Testament called Unchanging Truths. He is now actively involved in the bringing of our times to light and “Sounding The Trumpet.”

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A Special Thanks To:

Dr. Jim Guth with the Billy Graham Organization, for his comments about the Author: John Wine

"I have known and worked with John Wine for over 10 years. He was mentored by Dr. Bill Bright, the founder and president of Campus Crusade for Christ. John developed a passion and mandate for the GREAT COMMISION, given by Christ to share Christ, starting in Jerusalem and to the utter most parts of the world (John established the GREAT COMMISION CONNECTION).

The first addition titled Think on These Things, printed by the 700 Club, Dr. Pat Robertson, which I helped distribute as a part of the Florida Men of Integrity, to state prisons throughout the state of Florida, resulted in many persons receiving Jesus Christ as their personal savior.

Think on These Things found its way around the world.

Don't Worry... Be Hopeful is the next blessing from God".

Jesus said, If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free Don't Worry ... Be Hopeful is an easy-to-read devotional and spiritual handbook. It is a comprehensive reminder of biblical truths and of the abundant life given to us through the grace and gift of God in Christ Jesus.

Dr. Jim Guth

My Hope Regional Coordinator

Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

Co-Founder & Executive Director, Florida Men of Integrity

What Others Have Said

The Apostle Paul told the church at Phillipi to think on these things" Even as our bodies need physical food, our minds and our spirit cry out for spiritual food.

How wonderful to have a small book to bring day by day precious truths to feed our spirits"

Pat Robertson

Founder of CBN & The 700 Club

The largest battle of each day is usually making time for daily devotions. Think on these things" is another way to win the way for spiritual encouragement day-to-day!

It has blessed me and it will bless others"

Dr. Bobby Welch

Past President of the Southern Baptist Convention

Introduction:

As a new Christian in 1966, I had a burning desire to search for real truth. I had already discovered -at an early age - that man's answers to the various aspects of life were shallow, vain, and empty.

Now after some thirty years of seeking the truth, I have learned that the ultimate truth is found in the inspired Word of God and the person of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus said that you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free - free from vain religion, good works, the law, tradition, philosophy and man's ideas.

If man's total knowledge leaves out God, then it cannot be truth.

These thirty-one subjects are from those thirty years of constant warfare with Satan and the world. They are designed so that you may read one per day or go to a particular subject by using the alphabetical listing included in the table of contents.

My prayer is that you will find truth, direction, purpose, peace and hope as you think on these things!

-John Wine

Foreword

We live in a world where everyone has an opinion. You can't go far without encountering someone who wants you to know what they think about politics, religion, sports or culture. It really is amazing how many opinions we are exposed to daily. Well, have you ever stopped to consider that it really does not matter what we think?

Do you realize that our opinions really don't matter? Yes, it's true. What matters more than anything is not what we think at all, but rather what God thinks. His opinion supersedes all others. Now, if this is true, then it makes sense that our primary pursuit should be to find out what God thinks about things. And the only place that you and I can go to hear God's final word on matters is the Bible. That is the place where God makes His opinion known to people like you and me.

The book that you hold in your hand is a valuable tool to assist you in your daily pursuit to learn what God thinks about living life in today's world. John Wine has given to us an invaluable guide to assist us as we search the Scriptures for God's wisdom for living life.

Someone has said that the Bible is so powerful that it touches every key and hits every note on the keyboard of the human heart. Simply put, no struggles that you will encounter in the living of life, no decisions that you will make in the pursuit of your work and no challenges that you will face in the building of relationships are left untouched by God's Word. Take this wonderful guide, open your Bible and begin the life-changing journey of allowing God's opinions to shape your opinions.

Dr. Mark Howell Senior Pastor

First Baptist Church

(Down Town), Daytona Beach, Florida

PREFACE

Wrestling the Powers of Darkness

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood ...

-Ephesians 6:12

The most strategic battlefield in the universe is the mind. Never before has there been the attack on the mind with the magnitude that presently exists.

The Bible says, For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places (Ephesians 6:12).

Since we are living in the last days of God's prophetic time in history, then we must expect and prepare for an intensity of Satanic warfare. Every Christian should learn how to appropriate God's provisions for daily living.

Now is the time to exercise faith strong enough to overcome fear, anxiety, and worry; to enter into God's perfect peace and stability; to appropriate the peace of God that passes all understanding that God has promised every believer - no matter what the circumstances.

Remember, Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17).

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Day 1 - Abundant Life

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

John 10:10

Are you tired of Satan robbing you of the abundant life that Christ has already provided for you? Then appropriate by faith all the provisions for the complete work of the Lord Jesus Christ, the fruit of the spirit: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance.

Christ is the answer. In Him is life. Fill your mind with Christ; fill your heart with him. Every day as you repeat this text, make it read: Christ has come that I, (your name), might have life and have it more abundantly. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. Ephesians 3:20 The Bible says we are joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together" Romans 8:17

If we can realize that any suffering we may encounter now cannot be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us, we will start to realize the abundant life. The abundant life of Christ will not be without suffering in this life but will be filled with abundant joy, abundant grace, abundant power, abundant supplies, and abundant entrance.

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THOUGHTS OF THE DAY

For eternal life, what counts is not what you know, but who you know!

Joint-Heirs with Christ.

Day 2 - Anger

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hellfire.

Matthew 5:22

The Apostle Paul has told us to be angry and sin not. What does he mean