10 Bible Verses About His Plans
"I know the thoughts that I think toward you - thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you hope and a future" (Jeremiah 29:11). These verses ground that famous promise in its real setting: a faithful God directing his people's story, even through exile and long waiting.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.
There are many plans in a man’s heart, but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” says Yahweh. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.
Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don’t forsake the works of your own hands.
The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Yahweh of Armies has sworn, saying, “Surely, as I have thought, so shall it happen; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.
declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;
Common questions
What does the Bible say about God’s plans for us?
God says, “I know the thoughts that I think toward you … thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11). His purposes stand even over our own plans (Proverbs 19:21).
Which Bible verses are about God’s plan?
Jeremiah 29:11, Proverbs 19:21, Romans 8:28, and Psalm 138:8 are widely memorized. They assure us that God directs our steps and works all things toward good for those who love him.
Does Jeremiah 29:11 apply to me today?
It was first spoken to exiles awaiting God’s deliverance, but it reveals God’s unchanging character toward his people. The same faithful God who planned a future for Israel works all things for the good of those in Christ (Romans 8:28).