47 Bible Verses about God Being In Control

For the kingship and the kingdom are the Lord’s
And He rules over the nations.

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal discipline [abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control].

The One forming light and creating darkness,
Causing peace and creating disaster;
I am the Lord who does all these things.

We know [for a fact] that we are of God, and the whole world [around us] lies in the power of the evil one [opposing God and His precepts].

And He Himself existed and is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. [His is the controlling, cohesive force of the universe.]

If we [claim to] live by the [Holy] Spirit, we must also walk by the Spirit [with personal integrity, godly character, and moral courage—our conduct empowered by the Holy Spirit].

Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
Keep watch over the door of my lips [to keep me from speaking thoughtlessly].

Now the mind of the flesh is death [both now and forever—because it pursues sin]; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace [the spiritual well-being that comes from walking with God—both now and forever];

Like a city that is broken down and without walls [leaving it unprotected]
Is a man who has no self-control over his spirit [and sets himself up for trouble].

In whose hand is the life of every living thing,
And the breath of all mankind?

(for if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?).

If we are out of our mind [just unstable fanatics as some critics say], it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for your benefit.

Let the peace of Christ [the inner calm of one who walks daily with Him] be the controlling factor in your hearts [deciding and settling questions that arise]. To this peace indeed you were called as members in one body [of believers]. And be thankful [to God always].

“Who has performed and done this,
Calling forth [and guiding the destinies of] the generations [of the nations] from the beginning?
‘I, the Lord—the first, and with the last [existing before history began, the ever-present, unchanging God]—I am He.’”

But no one can tame the human tongue; it is a restless evil [undisciplined, unstable], full of deadly poison.

O Lord, I know that the path of [life of] a man is not in himself;
It is not within [the limited ability of] man [even one at his best] to choose and direct his steps [in life].

that each of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor [being available for God’s purpose and separated from things profane],

The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord;
He turns it whichever way He wishes.

for the spirits of prophets are subject to the prophets [the prophecy is under the speaker’s control, and he can stop speaking];

When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness [you had no desire to conform to God’s will].

and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, steadfastness, and in your steadfastness, godliness,

in which you once walked. You were following the ways of this world [influenced by this present age], in accordance with the prince of the power of the air (Satan), the spirit who is now at work in the disobedient [the unbelieving, who fight against the purposes of God].

However, you are not [living] in the flesh [controlled by the sinful nature] but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God lives in you [directing and guiding you]. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him [and is not a child of God].

one God and Father of us all who is [sovereign] over all and [working] through all and [living] in all.

There is no man who has power and authority over the wind to restrain the wind,
Nor does he have authority over the day of death;
There is no discharge [from service] during time of war,
And evil will not rescue those who [actively seek to] practice it.

and those who are in the flesh [living a life that caters to sinful appetites and impulses] cannot please God.

The law of his God is in his heart;
Not one of his steps will slip.

In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth.

The one who guards his mouth [thinking before he speaks] protects his life;
The one who opens his lips wide [and chatters without thinking] comes to ruin.

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts and passions.

But if you are guided and led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the Law.

“Since his days are determined,
The number of his months is with You [in Your control],
And You have made his limits so he cannot pass [his allotted time].

For the love of Christ controls and compels us, because we have concluded this, that One died for all, therefore all died;

and not holding fast to the head [of the body, Jesus Christ], from whom the entire body, supplied and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows with the growth [that can come only] from God.

The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the Lord.

who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God [that is, the place of honor and authority], with [all] angels and authorities and powers made subservient to Him.

Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all. In Your hand is power and might; and it is in Your hands to make great and to give strength to everyone.

The heavens are the heavens of the Lord,
But the earth He has given to the children of men.

Thus says the Lord, ‘If My covenant with day and night does not stand, and if I have not established the fixed patterns of heaven and earth, [the whole order of nature,]

But the Scripture has imprisoned everyone [everything—the entire world] under sin, so that [the inheritance, the blessing of salvation] which was promised through faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe [in Him and acknowledge Him as God’s precious Son].

Man’s steps are ordered and ordained by the Lord.
How then can a man [fully] understand his way?

Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
Protect me from violent men
Who intend to trip up my steps.

He who is slow to anger is better and more honorable than the mighty [soldier],
And he who rules and controls his own spirit, than he who captures a city.

“Be still and know (recognize, understand) that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth.”

You rule the swelling of the sea;
When its waves rise, You still them.

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God [granted by His permission and sanction], and those which exist have been put in place by God.

“I made the earth and created man upon it.
My hands, stretched out the heavens,
And I commanded all their host.