Bible Verses About God's Timing

“For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.”

“Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!”

“Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

“My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.”

“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.”

“For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.”

“The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.”

“Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you — in about a year — and Sarah will have a son.”

“Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.”

“Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.”

“But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”

“Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.”

“But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.”

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.”

“Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.”

“And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.”

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

“Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.”

“For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.”

“But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.”

“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”

“Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.”

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

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

“No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.”

“For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!”

“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.”

“For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.”

“We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.”

“They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.”

“And the great dragon was hurled down — that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.”

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

“The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.”

“Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

“Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.”

“However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.”

“The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.”

“The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly.”

“So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.”

“A man takes joy in a fitting reply — and how good is a timely word!”

“For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.”

“Keep this commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ, which the blessed and only Sovereign One— the King of kings and Lord of lords— will bring about in His own time.”

“From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.”

“As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.”

“Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.”

“And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert Saul. So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered up the burnt offering. Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him. “What have you done?” Samuel asked. And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash, I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.” “You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”

“He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’”

“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.’

“He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.”

“Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.”