BE HOPEFUL

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version

of the Bible. (Public Domain.) Scripture quotations marked NASB are taken from the New

American Standard Bible, © Copyright 1960, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by

permission; NIV are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright

© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All

rights reserved; and PH are taken from J. B. Phillips: The New Testament in Modern English,

revised editions © J. B. Phillips, 1958, 1960, 1972, permission of Macmillan Publishing Co.

and Collins Publishers. Italics in Scripture have been added by the author for emphasis.

LCCN 2009923014

ISBN 978-1-4347-6743-1

eISBN 978-1-4347-0022-3

© 1982 Warren W. Wiersbe

First edition of Be Hopeful by Warren W. Wiersbe published by Victor Books®

in 1982 © Warren W. Wiersbe, ISBN 978-0-89693-737-6

The Team: Karen Lee-Thorp, Amy Kiechlin, Jack Campbell, and Susan Vannaman

Series Cover Design: John Hamilton Design

Cover Photo: Veer Images

Second Edition 2009