Bible Verses About God's Sovereignty And Providence

But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.

God does all that he pleases.

Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

Says power and sovereignty come from the Highest.

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

Predestined according to God's purpose.

For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Foreknowledge and predestination together.

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

Says God's will is purposed in himself.

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

Explicit foreknowledge of God the Father.

The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.

The lot's outcome is of the Lord.

The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

The king's heart is in the Lord's hand.

The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

The Lord made all things for himself.

For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

God's hand and plan predestined events.

Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

God's works are known from the beginning.

Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:

Says God sees all ways of humans and gives according to deeds.

For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.

Says righteous and wise are in the hand of God.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

All things work together for good according to God's purpose.

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

Directly says God's judgments and ways are unsearchable.

I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

Says whatever God does endures forever.

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

God works in believers both to will and to do.

Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.

Very direct statement of God's total rule and action.

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

God makes grace abound for every good work.

And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

States God does according to his will in heaven and on earth.

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

No power but from God; authorities are ordained of God.

Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.

God reigns over the nations.

The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.