33 Bible Verses about God's Timing
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As for God, his way is completely good; the word of the Lord is tested; he is a breastplate for all those who put their faith in him.
The chances of my life are in your hand; take me out of the hands of my haters, and of those who go after me.
He has made everything right in its time; but he has made their hearts without knowledge, so that man is unable to see the works of God, from the first to the last.
Which at the right time he will make clear, who is the eternal and only Ruler, King of kings, and Lord of lords;
This is the word of the Lord: I have given ear to you at a good time, and I have been your helper in a day of salvation: and I will keep you safe, and will make you a glory for the people, putting the land in order, and giving them the heritages which now are waste;
(For he says, I have given ear to you at a good time, and I have been your helper in a day of salvation: see, now is the good time; now is the day of salvation):
The smallest of their families will become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I, the Lord, will make it come quickly in its time.
The ordering of the times when they are complete, so that all things might come to a head in Christ, the things in heaven and the things on the earth; in him, I say,
A time for birth and a time for death; a time for planting and a time for uprooting;
But when the time had come, God sent out his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
And he said to them, It is not for you to have knowledge of the time and the order of events which the Father has kept in his control.
For every purpose there is a time and a decision, because the sorrow of man is great in him.
A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!
I said, I will give attention to my ways, so that my tongue may do no wrong; I will keep my mouth under control, while the sinner is before me.
He is the Rock, complete is his work; for all his ways are righteousness: a God without evil who keeps faith, true and upright is he.
Then at the time of the offering, Elijah the prophet came near and said, O Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be seen this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things by your order.
And again I saw under the sun that the reward goes not to him who is quick, or the fruits of war to the strong; and there is no bread for the wise, or wealth for men of learning, or respect for those who have knowledge; but time and chance come to all.
The secret things are the Lord our God's: but the things which have been made clear are ours and our children's for ever, so that we may do all the words of this law.
But, my loved ones, keep in mind this one thing, that with the Lord one day is the same as a thousand years, and a thousand years are no more than one day.
But of that day and hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father only.
For the vision is still for the fixed time, and it is moving quickly to the end, and it will not be false: even if it is slow in coming, go on waiting for it; because it will certainly come, it will not be kept back.
Even man has no knowledge of his time; like fishes taken in an evil net, or like birds taken by deceit, are the sons of men taken in an evil time when it comes suddenly on them.
For this cause make yourselves low under the strong hand of God, so that when the time comes you may be lifted up;
And will make you level with the earth, and your children with you; and there will not be one stone resting on another in you, because you did not see that it was your day of mercy.
Truly, the stork in the heavens is conscious of her fixed times; the dove and the swallow and the crane keep to the times of their coming; but my people have no knowledge of the law of the Lord.
And of the children of Issachar, there were two hundred chiefs, men who had expert knowledge of the times and what it was best for Israel to do, and all their brothers were under their orders.
And Haman gave his wife Zeresh and all his friends an account of what had taken place. Then his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, If Mordecai, who is starting to get the better of you, is of the seed of the Jews, you will not be able to do anything against him, but you will certainly go down before him.
While they were still talking, the king's servants came to take Haman to the feast which Esther had made ready.
And Mordecai came back to the king's doorway. But Haman went quickly back to his house, sad and with his head covered.
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Psalm 18:30As for God, his way is completely good; the word of the Lord is tested; he is a breastplate for all those who put their faith in him.
Waiting For God's Timing
Psalm 18:30As for God, his way is completely good; the word of the Lord is tested; he is a breastplate for all those who put their faith in him.