In life, we often face uncertainties and challenges that can leave us feeling overwhelmed. The comforting truth is, as Christians, we believe that God has the final say in every situation. Here are some powerful Bible verses to remind us that He is in control and His plans are perfect.
Bible Verses about God Has the Last Word
Revelation 22:13 – God is the Alpha and the Omega
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
Isaiah 46:10 – God’s counsel stands forever
“Declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose.’”
Proverbs 19:21 – The purpose of the Lord prevails
“Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.”
Psalm 33:11 – The plans of the Lord stand firm
“The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations.”
Jeremiah 29:11 – God’s plans for us are good
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
Romans 8:28 – God works for good for those who love Him
“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.”
Job 42:2 – No plan of God’s can be thwarted
“I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted.”
1 Corinthians 15:57 – God gives us victory through Jesus Christ
“But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Psalm 115:3 – God does what pleases Him
“Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him.”
Matthew 19:26 – With God, all things are possible
“Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’”
Proverbs 16:9 – The Lord establishes our steps
“In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.”
1 John 5:14 – God hears us when we ask according to His will
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.”
Psalm 18:30 – God’s way is perfect
“As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.”
Isaiah 55:11 – God’s word accomplishes His desires
“So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”
James 4:15 – The Lord’s will be done
“Instead, you ought to say, ‘If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.’”
Jeremiah 1:12 – God watches over His word to fulfill it
“The Lord said to me, ‘You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled.’”
1 Peter 1:25 – The word of the Lord endures forever
“But the word of the Lord endures forever. And this is the word that was preached to you.”
Psalm 119:89 – God’s word is eternal
“Your word, Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.”
John 12:48 – Jesus’ word will judge on the last day
“There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day.”
Isaiah 40:8 – The word of our God stands forever
“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.”
Matthew 24:35 – Jesus’ words will never pass away
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.”
Isaiah 25:8 – The Lord has spoken
“He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken.”
Proverbs 21:30 – No wisdom can succeed against the Lord
“There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord.”
Psalm 33:9 – God commanded, and it stood firm
“For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.”
Daniel 4:35 – God’s will prevails
“All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: ‘What have you done?’”
Lamentations 3:37 – Who can speak and have it happen if the Lord has not decreed it?
“Who can speak and have it happen if the Lord has not decreed it?”
Habakkuk 2:3 – God’s words come at the appointed time
“For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.”
Numbers 23:19 – God keeps His promises
“God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?”
Joel 2:11 – The Lord’s day is great and terrible
“The Lord thunders at the head of his army; his forces are beyond number, and mighty is the army that obeys his command. The day of the Lord is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it?”
Genesis 18:14 – Nothing is too hard for the Lord
“Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”
Isaiah 14:27 – God’s purposes cannot be thwarted
“For the Lord Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?”
Psalm 138:8 – God’s plans for us will be fulfilled
“The Lord will vindicate me; your love, Lord, endures forever—do not abandon the works of your hands.”
Ephesians 1:11 – Everything works out according to God’s plan
“In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will.”
Luke 1:37 – No word from God will ever fail
“For no word from God will ever fail.”
2 Timothy 2:9 – God’s word is not chained
“For which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God’s word is not chained.”
Isaiah 14:24 – God’s plans will be accomplished
“The Lord Almighty has sworn, ‘Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will happen.’”
Psalm 147:15 – God’s word runs swiftly
“He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.”
2 Kings 19:25 – God ordains all things from long ago
“Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it. In days of old I planned it; now I have brought it to pass, that you have turned fortified cities into piles of stone.”
John 1:1 – The Word was God
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
1 Samuel 15:29 – God will not change His mind
“He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for he is not a human being, that he should change his mind.”