We may have different ideas about destiny, but as followers of Jesus Christ, we believe that our lives are controlled by God and under His plan. In various parts of the Bible, we see that God controls the lives of his people. This gives us joy and assures us that God has a special plan for each of us.
From the life of Joseph, we can learn that our lives are planned by God. He knows our future and guides us accordingly. Sometimes He takes us through difficult situations so that we can reach the right place. Just as He took Joseph through difficult situations in life and made him a powerful man in Egypt.
In the life of the prophet Jeremiah, we also see that God told him that He knew him before he was formed in the womb. This shows us that God planned our lives long before we were born and that He knows everything.
From the Bible, we understand that God’s plans for our lives are good and good. Therefore, we will have faith in God and glorify and praise Him in our lives.
Dear friends, now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about destiny.
Jeremiah 1:5 : —
“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations”
Jeremiah 29:11 : —
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord , thoughts of peace, not of evil, to give you an expected end”
Romans 11:29 : —
“For the gifts calling of God are without repentance”
Romans 12:2 : —
“Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, acceptable, perfect, will of God”
Romans 8:28 : —
“We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose”
Romans 9:17 : —
“For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, that my name might be declared throughout all the earth”
Ephesians 1:11 : —
“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will”
Ephesians 2:10 : —
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them”
Proverbs 16:4 : —
“The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil”
Proverbs 16:9 : —
“A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps”
Proverbs 19:21 : —
“There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord , that shall stand”
Proverbs 20:24 : —
“Man’s goings are of the Lord ; how can a man then understand his own way?”
Proverbs 3:5-6 : —
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; lean not unto thine own understandingIn all thy ways acknowledge him, he shall direct thy paths”
Psalm 138:8 : —
“The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord , endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands”
Psalm 139:16 : —
“Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them”
Psalm 23:3 : —
“He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake”
Psalm 33:11 : —
“The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations”
Psalm 37:23 : —
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : he delighteth in his way”
Psalm 57:2 : —
“I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me”
Isaiah 14:24 : —
“The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; as I have purposed, so shall it stand”
Isaiah 30:21 : —
“Thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, when ye turn to the left”
Isaiah 43:7 : —
“Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him”
Isaiah 45:9 : —
“Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?”
Isaiah 46:10 : —
“Declaring the end from the beginning, from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, I will do all my pleasure”
Isaiah 49:1 : —
“Listen, O isles, unto me; hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name”
Isaiah 55:11 : —
“So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it”
Ecclesiastes 3:1 : —
“To every thing there is a season, a time to every purpose under the heaven”
Philippians 1:6 : —
“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ”
Philippians 2:13 : —
“For it is God which worketh in you both to will to do of his good pleasure”
Philippians 3:13-14 : —
“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, reaching forth unto those things which are beforeI press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus”
Genesis 12:1-3 : —
“Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, from thy kindred, from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew theeAnd I will make of thee a great nation, I will bless thee, make thy name great; thou shalt be a blessingAnd I will bless them that bless thee, curse him that curseth thee: in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed”
Genesis 50:20 : —
“But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive”
Acts 13:36 : —
“For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, was laid unto his fathers, saw corruption”
Acts 17:26 : —
“Hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, hath determined the times before appointed, the bounds of their habitation”
Job 42:2 : —
“I know that thou canst do every thing, that no thought can be withholden from thee”
Daniel 4:35 : —
“All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, among the inhabitants of the earth: none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?”
John 10:10 : —
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, to kill, to destroy: I am come that they might have life, that they might have it more abundantly”
John 15:16 : —
“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, ordained you, that ye should go bring forth fruit, that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you”
John 3:16 : —
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”
Esther 4:14 : —
“For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou thy father’s house shall be destroyed: who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
Matthew 25:21 : —
“His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord”
Galatians 1:15 : —
“But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, called me by his grace”
Joshua 1:9 : —
“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest”
Colossians 1:16 : —
“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, that are in earth, visible invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, for him”