Posts Tagged ‘ Sovereign ’
Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
Proverbs 19:21, ESV
We try to run our own lives, but God has an ultimate plan. Trust in His plan, in Him.
But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6:6, ESV
Our God is in control, not needing our prayers but rewarding our faithfulness to seek Him with help from the Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Hebrews 13:8, ESV
Our God is in control, and though He took on flesh He does not change. We can trust that He will always look out or us and guide us truthfully.
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28, ESV
Our God is in control, so even the craziness and wickedness of our world is used according to His purpose, that leads to glorifying us as we glorify Him.
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9, ESV
We know we have the strength and peace to face this world, because our sovereign and all-powerful God is with those of us who believe.
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
John 6:35, ESV
God alone is able to take care of all of our needs, most importantly our need for redemption, forgiveness, and eternal life. All we need do is trust in Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection.
But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress.
Psalm 59:16, ESV
God can handle anything in His sovereignty over everything. We can trust Him, whether this life going well or we are at our wits’ end from fear, frustration, or pain.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:7, ESV
God is our defender, having crushed Satan’s head through the cross.
Let us draw closely to God, submitting to His sovereignty and might, and He will drive the Devil away.
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.
Psalm 68:5, ESV
God is always watching over us. We may not find full peace and safety in this life, but He protects us through the blood of Christ from the coming wrath.
Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
Habakkuk 3:17-18, ESV
Our sovereign God is in control. We have nothing to fear, for we know He has a plan. We will one day have the joy of eternal peace in His presence.
a simple man of God 