Bible Verses About God's plan
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When life does not go the way you expected, these verses remind you that God is still writing the story.
Start with Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 8:28, Proverbs 19:21; read each passage in its chapter.
Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Read in contextRomans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Read in contextProverbs 19:21
Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails.
Read in contextIsaiah 55:8-9
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways."
Read in contextProverbs 16:9
In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.
Read in contextEphesians 2:10
For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Read in contextPsalm 138:8
The Lord will vindicate me; your love, Lord, endures forever—do not abandon the works of your hands.
Read in contextPhilippians 1:6
He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Read in contextPsalm 33:11
But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.
Read in contextGenesis 50:20
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
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