Matthew 11:26

Yes, Father, I thank You that Your good pleasure made it so.

Luke 10:21

At that very moment, by the power of the Holy Spirit, He exulted and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for concealing these matters from wise and learned men, and for revealing them to little children. Yes, Father, I thank you that your good pleasure made it so.

Romans 9:18

So He has mercy on any man that He chooses to, and He hardens any man that He chooses to harden.

Romans 11:33-36

How fathomless the depths of God's resources, wisdom, and knowledge! How unsearchable His decisions, and how mysterious His methods!

Ephesians 1:9

He has made known to us the secret of His will, which is in accordance with His purpose which He planned in Christ,

Ephesians 1:11

in union with whom we were made God's portion, since we had been foreordained in accordance with the purpose of Him who in everything carries out the plan of His will,

Ephesians 3:11

in accordance with the eternal purpose which God executed in the gift of Christ Jesus our Lord.

2 Timothy 1:9

For He saved us and called us with a holy call, not in accordance with anything that we had done, but in accordance with His own purpose and unmerited favor which was shown us through union with Christ Jesus eternal ages ago,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.

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Bible References

General references

Romans 9:16
So one's destiny does not depend on his own willing or strenuous actions but on God's having mercy on him.
Colossians 1:19
It is so because it was the divine choice that all the divine fullness should dwell in Him,