Inspiring Scriptures About God
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” ~ Genesis 1:1
God’s Nature and Attributes
Genesis 1:1 – “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
Significance: Establishes God as the sovereign Creator of all things, initiating the biblical narrative of His supreme authority.Exodus 3:14 – “And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.”
Significance: Reveals God’s eternal, self-existent nature, emphasizing His unchanging essence.Deuteronomy 6:4 – “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD.”
Significance: Affirms the monotheistic foundation of faith in God’s singular, unified nature.Psalm 90:2 – “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.”
Significance: Declares God’s eternal existence, transcending time and creation.Isaiah 40:28 – “Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary?”
Significance: Highlights God’s inexhaustible strength and wisdom.1 John 4:8 – “He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”
Significance: Defines God’s essence as love, the foundation of His relationship with humanity.1 John 4:19 – “We love him, because he first loved us.”
Significance: This verse underscores that human love for God is a response to His initiating, unconditional love, highlighting the divine origin of love. It emphasizes God’s proactive grace, which enables and inspires believers’ devotion.Psalm 99:9 – “Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.”
Significance: Emphasizes God’s perfect holiness, calling for reverence and worship.James 1:17 – “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”
Significance: Describes God as the unchanging source of all goodness.Psalm 147:5 – “Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.”
Significance: Affirms God’s boundless wisdom and omnipotence.1 Timothy 1:17 – “Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
Significance: A doxology praising God’s eternal, invisible, and uniquely wise nature.
God’s Sovereignty and Power
Isaiah 46:9-10 – “I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done.”
Significance: Demonstrates God’s unique sovereignty and foreknowledge.Psalm 115:3 – “But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.”
Significance: Affirms God’s absolute authority to act according to His will.Job 42:2 – “I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.”
Significance: Acknowledges God’s omnipotence and omniscience.Jeremiah 32:17 – “Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee.”
Significance: Celebrates God’s limitless power as Creator.Daniel 4:35 – “And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth.”
Significance: Reinforces God’s supreme control over all creation.Psalm 33:9 – “For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.”
Significance: Illustrates the power of God’s word in creation and governance.Revelation 19:6 – “And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude… saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.”
Significance: Proclaims God’s omnipotent reign over all.1 Chronicles 29:11 – “Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine.”
Significance: A comprehensive praise of God’s dominion and majesty.Psalm 62:11 – “God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.”
Significance: Declares that all power originates with God.Ephesians 3:20 – “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.”
Significance: Highlights God’s ability to surpass human expectations.
God’s Love and Mercy
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.”
Significance: The cornerstone of God’s sacrificial love for humanity.1 John 4:19 – “We love him, because he first loved us.”
Significance: This verse underscores that human love for God is a response to His initiating, unconditional love, highlighting the divine origin of love. It emphasizes God’s proactive grace, which enables and inspires believers’ devotion.Psalm 86:15 – “But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.”
Significance: Describes God’s compassionate and merciful character.Lamentations 3:22-23 – “It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”
Significance: Celebrates God’s unending mercy and faithfulness.Ephesians 2:4-5 – “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ.”
Significance: Highlights God’s mercy in granting salvation.Psalm 103:8 – “The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.”
Significance: Reinforces God’s patient and merciful nature.Titus 3:5 – “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.”
Significance: Emphasizes salvation as a gift of God’s mercy.1 John 4:16 – “And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.”
Significance: Affirms that love is central to God’s nature and relationship with believers.Psalm 136:1 – “O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Significance: A recurring theme of God’s enduring goodness and mercy.Romans 5:8 – “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
Significance: Demonstrates God’s love through Christ’s sacrifice for sinners.Micah 7:18 – “Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage?”
Significance: Praises God’s unique willingness to forgive.
God’s Faithfulness and Promises
Deuteronomy 7:9 – “Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him.”
Significance: Affirms God’s faithfulness to His covenant promises.Psalm 36:5 – “Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.”
Significance: Describes the vastness of God’s faithful mercy.2 Timothy 2:13 – “If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.”
Significance: Assures that God’s faithfulness persists despite human unbelief.Hebrews 10:23 – “Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised).”
Significance: Encourages trust in God’s reliable promises.Numbers 23:19 – “God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it?”
Significance: Affirms God’s truthfulness and reliability.Psalm 119:90 – “Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.”
Significance: Highlights God’s enduring faithfulness across time.1 Corinthians 1:9 – “God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Significance: Connects God’s faithfulness to the call of salvation.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.”
Significance: Declares the certainty of God’s word achieving its purpose.Psalm 89:8 – “O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?”
Significance: Praises God’s unmatched strength and faithfulness.2 Thessalonians 3:3 – “But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.”
Significance: Assures God’s protective faithfulness.
God’s Guidance and Presence
Psalm 23:1 – “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
Significance: Portrays God as a guiding and providing shepherd.Isaiah 41:10 – “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee.”
Significance: Offers comfort through God’s constant presence and support.Psalm 139:7-8 – “Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there.”
Significance: Affirms God’s omnipresence, inescapable by any means.Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
Significance: Encourages reliance on God’s guidance.Matthew 28:20 – “Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”
Significance: Jesus, as God, promises His continual presence.Psalm 32:8 – “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.”
Significance: Assures God’s personal guidance in life’s path.Exodus 33:14 – “And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.”
Significance: Promises God’s presence as a source of peace.John 16:13 – “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth.”
Significance: Highlights the Holy Spirit’s role in guiding believers.Psalm 46:1 – “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
Significance: Declares God as an ever-present source of strength.Hebrews 13:5 – “For he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”
Significance: Reassures believers of God’s unwavering presence.
Conclusion
The scriptures presented from the Authorized King James Bible provide a depiction of God’s character, attributes, and relationship with humanity. These verses collectively affirm God’s eternal nature, sovereignty, omnipotence, love, mercy, faithfulness, and ever-present guidance. They underscore His role as Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer, offering assurance of His unchanging presence and promises. Together, these passages invite reverence, trust, and devotion, serving as a foundation for understanding and worshiping God in His holiness and grace.