Bible Verses About God's Purpose

“Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.”

“I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.”

“The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever — do not abandon the works of Your hands.”

“He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.”

“But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”

“The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.”

“Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.”

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

“A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.”

“The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.”

“The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.”

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”

“I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.”

“Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.”

“The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.”

“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”

“So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.”

“For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.”

“I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’ I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.”

“And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”

“O LORD, You are my God! I will exalt You; I will praise Your name. For You have worked wonders — plans formed long ago — in perfect faithfulness.”

“The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back?”

“I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.”

“He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.”

“But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

“For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.”

“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

“Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”

“Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.”

“For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.”

“I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”

“For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.”

“And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

“Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.”

“But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.”

“In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will, in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.”

“I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.”

“The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”

“For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.”

“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”

“For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions. To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent — each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey. The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more. Likewise, the one with the two talents gained two more. But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money. After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. The servant who had received the five talents came and presented five more. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’ His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’ The servant who had received the two talents also came and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents. See, I have gained two more.’ His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’ Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.’ ‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed. Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest. Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents. For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

“And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ”

“And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.”

“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”

“For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.”

“For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.”

“This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.”

“All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”

“Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”