100 Bible Verses About God's Will
Bible verses about God's Will
Delving into God's will through scripture is like uncovering a hidden treasure map leading to a life of purpose and fulfillment. The Bible, rich with divine wisdom, illuminates the path God has uniquely crafted for each of us. Understanding His will isn't about rigid rules, but rather a journey of intimate connection, where our hearts align with His loving intentions. As we explore these verses, may we find clarity, peace, and the courage to embrace the extraordinary adventure of living in harmony with God's perfect plan, trusting that His guidance will always lead us towards our truest selves and His ultimate glory.
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Isaiah 45:11 (KJV)
Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.
Discovering God's Will: Bible Verses & Guidance
And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the Lord, and his judgments with Israel.
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.
Then the Lord said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them.
And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.
And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the Lord shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it.
And it shall come to pass, when the Lord shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.
At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.
And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?
And Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.
Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honour.
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
And the Lord spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall: and he smote her again.
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the Lord refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher–shalal–hash–baz.
And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the Lord our God.
Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the Lord had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father’s household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.
And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth–lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
Yet the Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.
With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them;
And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.
Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord.
And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.
This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer–sheba.
O Lord, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.
That the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, I am the Lord: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.
But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children’s: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:
And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdom.
And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord commanded, saying,
And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.
Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord. And he worshipped the Lord there.
And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the Lord commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:
Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.
And the angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord hath bidden him.
And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.
Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.
Let your heart therefore be perfect with the Lord our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;
And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.
And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.
And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.
Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
And the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:
And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the Lord.
And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.
Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
And Moses brought Aaron’s sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets upon them; as the Lord commanded Moses.
And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.
And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.
And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the Lord: possess thou the west and the south.
And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,
And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so.
And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
Understanding God's will, as illuminated by these verses, is paramount for a fulfilling Christian life. From seeking guidance through prayer and scripture to discerning His character through wisdom and understanding, these passages offer a framework for aligning our desires with His divine plan. They emphasize that God's will is not a hidden mystery but a path revealed through relationship, obedience, and a heart attuned to His Spirit. Ultimately, these verses encourage us to actively pursue God's purpose in our lives, trusting that His will is always good, perfect, and ultimately leads to our flourishing and His glory. Therefore, may we meditate on these truths, applying them diligently, and allowing them to shape our decisions and guide our steps, as we walk confidently in the light of His perfect will.