81 Bible Verses about God, Purpose Of

I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: 'My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.' I summon a bird of prey from the east. I summon a man to fulfill my purpose from a far off land. What I have said I will bring about. What I have determined (purposed) I will do.

Everything Jehovah desires he does in the heavens and in earth, and in the seas and all deep places.

Jehovah made all things for himself even the wicked one for the evil day.

Jehovah of Hosts has sworn an oath: What I have intended (devised) will happen. What I have determined to do will be done.

O Jehovah, you are my God. I will exalt you and I will praise your name! You have done wonderful things with plans formed of old. You are faithful and true.

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.

We were assigned as heirs predetermined according to his purpose. He works all things according to his direction and will.

The counsel of Jehovah and the plans of his heart stand from generation to generation, forever.

I know that you can do all things and no plan of yours can be thwarted.

The anger of Jehovah will not turn back until he has performed and carried out the purposes (intent) of his heart. In the last days you will clearly understand it.

Many intentions are in men's hearts. Only counsel from Jehovah will stand.

He takes away and who can hinder God? Who can say to God: 'What are you doing?'

But he is unchangeable and who can turn him? He does what he wants to do.

Make plans for battle, but they will never succeed. Give orders, but they will not be carried out, because God is with us!

All the inhabitants of the earth are considered as nothing. He does according to his will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of earth. None can stop him, or say to him: 'What do you do?'

For God put in their hearts the desire to carry out his purpose, and to agree, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

Jehovah's Spirit left Saul, and a distressing spirit sent by Jehovah tormented him.

All right, Jehovah said to Satan, everything he has is in your power, but you must not hurt Job! So Satan left.

Jehovah told Satan: He is in your power, but you must spare his life!

I was given a painful physical ailment that will keep me from being puffed up with pride because of the many wonderful things I saw. It acts as Satan's messenger to beat me and keep me from being proud.

A man's heart determines his way. Jehovah directs his steps.

Jehovah directs man's steps. How can man understand his own way?

Jehovah controls the mind of a king as easily as he directs the course of a stream. He turns it where ever he wishes.

I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household; and that they may remain in the righteous and just way of Jehovah. Jehovah will bring to Abraham what he told him.

Even so at this present time there is a remnant chosen according to God's grace.

This letter is from Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother.

He chose us through him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love. He predetermined (ordained) us to adoption, as sons to himself through Jesus Christ, according to the kind intention of his will.

We always have to thank God for you, brothers. Jehovah loves you and we thank God that in the beginning he chose you to be saved through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

You took this man and delivered him by the determined counsel (purpose) and foreknowledge of God. With wicked hands you impaled and murdered him.

Even though you planned evil against me, God planned good to come out of it. This was to keep many people alive, as he is doing now.

How horrible it will be for Assyria! It is the rod of my anger. My fury is in the staff of the Assyrians' hands. I send him against a godless nation. I commission him against the people of my fury to capture booty and to seize plunder, and to trample them down like mud (clay) in the streets. But the Assyrian emperor has his own violent plans in mind. He is determined to destroy many nations.

It is the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known through the congregation and the rules and authorities in the heavenly places. This is according to the eternal purpose (determination) (design) (arrangement) that He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord.

O Jehovah, how many are your works! In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your possessions.

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments. His ways are beyond human understanding!

God has saved us and called us with a holy calling. This is not according to our works, but according to his purpose and grace that was granted us in Christ Jesus, from all eternity.

Have you not heard? I did this long ago. I planned it in the past. Now I make it happen so that you will turn fortified cities into piles of rubble.

I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: 'My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.'

The King will say to those on his right hand: 'Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

He chose us through him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love.

It is in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal.

Jesus was known before the foundation of the world. He was made known at the end times for your sake.

I have allowed you to remain, in order to show you my power and in order to proclaim my name through all the earth.

The scripture says to Pharaoh: For this reason I have raised you up, that I might through you, show my power and declare my name in all the earth.

So tell the people of Israel, 'the Lord Jehovah says: I am about to do something, people of Israel. I will not do this for your sake but for the sake of my holy name, which you have dishonored among the nations wherever you have gone.' I will reveal the holiness of my great name, which has been dishonored by the nations. It is the name that you have dishonored among them. Then the nations will know that I am Jehovah. This is because I will reveal my holiness among you as they watch,' declares the Lord Jehovah.

He predetermined (ordained) us to adoption, as sons to himself through Jesus Christ, according to the kind intention of his will. This is to the praise of the glory of his kindness, with which he freely honored us, the loved ones.

The Lord Jehovah will do nothing without revealing his secrets to his servants the prophets.

Jehovah said: Shall I hide what I am doing from Abraham?

What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, O Sovereign Lord Jehovah. For the sake of your Word and according to your will you have done this great thing. You have made it known to your servant!

It is written: Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, and it has not entered into the heart of man, the things God prepared for those who love him. (Isaiah 64:4) But God revealed them to us by his Spirit. For the Spirit investigates (searches) all things, yes even the deep things of God.

He made known to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure and purpose.

Some secret things are hidden. They belong to Jehovah our God. The things that have been revealed in these teachings belong to us and to our children forever. We must obey every word of this Law.

When you read this you can understand my insight into the secret of Christ. It was not made known to other generations of the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.

We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

I know the plans (intentions) (thoughts) that I have for you, says Jehovah. They are plans (intentions) for peace and not disaster. They are intentions to give you a future filled with hope.

Do not be conformed to this world (religious, social, political, and economic arrangement). But be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Prove what is the good, acceptable, and perfect will of God.

It was Jehovah's will to allow him to be crushed. Even though Jehovah makes his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of Jehovah will prosper in his hand.

Truly both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the people of the nations and the people of Israel, were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you have anointed. They were there to do the things your hand and council foreordained to occur.

but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, even the blood of Christ. Jesus was known before the foundation of the world. He was made known at the end times for your sake.

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation (atonement) (sacrificial payment) for our sins.

Jesus told them to go into the city and tell a certain man: The Teacher's time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.

I am troubled! What should I say? Father, save me out of this hour? It is for this purpose that I came to this hour! (Hebrews 5:7)

He came a third time and said to them: Sleep and take your rest. It is enough the hour has come. Look, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners!

Then Jesus replied: My time is not yet here but your time is always ready. The world has no reason to hate you. But it hates me because I testify that its works are evil. You go to this feast. I will not go to this feast for my time has not yet come.

Jesus answered: The time has come for the Son of man to be glorified.

Jesus knew before the feast of the Passover that the time had come for him to leave this world and return to his Father. He loved his own who were in the world to the very end.

Jesus spoke these things and lifted up his eyes to heaven. He said: Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that the son may glorify you.

He made known to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure and purpose. It was for an administration at the appointed time. This administration is to gather up all things in Christ, the things in heaven, and the things upon the earth. Yes in him!

Therefore let all the house of Israel know for sure that God has made that same Jesus, whom you impaled, both Lord and Christ. (Acts 10:36)

He obtained the appearance as a man, humbled himself, and became obedient even to death, yes, death on the stake. For this reason God highly exalted him, and gave to him the name that is above every name, (Relative authority given by Jehovah God, the Father to His Son) (Philipians 2:11) that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things on earth and things under the earth,read more.
and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

He is the head of the body, the congregation. He is the beginning (commencement), the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence (first place).

He has in these last days spoken to us by his Son, whom he has appointed heir of all things, through whom he made the ages (Greek: aion: ages of time, perpetuity, worlds, generations, human entities). God's Son is the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his being. He sustains all things by his powerful word. After Jesus purged our sins, he sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high. He has become better than the angels and has inherited a more excellent name than theirs.

I do not do my own will. I came down from heaven to do the will of him that sent me.

Then he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed: My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will. When he came to the disciples, they were sleeping. He said to Peter: Could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray continually that you do not enter into temptation!read more.
A second time he went away and prayed, saying: Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, your will be done.

He went forward a little ways and fell on the ground to pray. He prayed that if it were possible the hour might pass from him. He said: Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Take this cup from me. Even so not what I will, but what you will.

He prayed: Father if it is your will remove this cup from me, nevertheless not my will, but your will be done.

Jesus said: My food is to do the will of him that sent me. To finish his work!

I can do nothing by myself. So I hear and judge and my judgment is righteous. I do not seek my own will, but the will of him that sent me.

In the days of his life on earth, when he [Christ] offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears to the one who was able to save him out of death, and was heard because of his godly reverence. (Galatians 1:1) (Psalm 69:13) Although he was a Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered.

Then I said: 'I have come in the scroll of the book. It is written about me, to do your will, O God.'

For this is the will of my Father. Every one who sees the Son and puts active faith in him will have everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

For God loved the world so much, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever has an active faith in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world. Instead the world should be saved through him.