Bible Verses About God Wanting Good For Us

Dear friends, God’s deepest desire is for our ultimate good. Though we cannot fully comprehend His ways, we can trust that He works all things for our benefit.

In His Word, God promises to supply all our needs, to give us peace that surpasses understanding, and to work even our most painful experiences toward an eternal glory. He assures us that He knows the plans He has for us – plans to prosper us and give us hope and a future.

God protects and provides for His children, guiding our steps and giving strength for each new day. Even in the darkest valleys, He is there, ready to carry us through and refine our character to reflect His.

No matter what storms we face in this life, God promises to be our refuge and strength. He hears every cry and collects every tear. He understands our pain and offers comfort, healing, wisdom and grace.

We can confidently surrender each moment into His capable hands, trusting that His ways and timing are perfect. He promises never to leave or forsake us, but to walk closely by our side until that day when faith becomes sight.

Dear friends, may we find peace and joy in knowing that our gracious Father wants only the very best for His children. Let’s reflect on how we can grow in trusting His unfailing love and goodness today.

Now let’s look at some Bible verses that remind us of God’s desire for our good.

God’s Love and Care for His Children

Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord , thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end”

Romans 8:28
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose”

Psalm 23:1
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want”

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”

Zephaniah 3:17
“The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing”

Psalm 34:8
“O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him”

Divine Guidance and Wisdom

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”

James 1:5
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him”

Psalm 32:8
“I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye”

Isaiah 30:21
“And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left”

Psalm 48:14
“For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death”

Proverbs 16:9
“A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps”

God’s Plans for Prosperity

Deuteronomy 8:18
“But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day”

3 John 1:2
“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth”

Malachi 3:10
“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it”

Psalm 1:3
“And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper”

Proverbs 10:22
“The blessing of the Lord , it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it”

God’s Faithfulness in Times of Trouble

Psalm 46:1
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble”

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; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness”

2 Corinthians 1:3-4
“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God”

Psalm 34:17-18
“The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit”

Nahum 1:7
“The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him”

Romans 8:38-39
“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord”

God’s Healing Power

James 5:15
“And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him”

Exodus 15:26
“And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee”

Psalm 103:2-3
“Bless the Lord , O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases”

Isaiah 53:5
“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed”

Jeremiah 30:17
“For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord ; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after”

Matthew 8:17
“That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses”

God’s Provision and Abundance

Philippians 4:19
“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus”

Matthew 6:26
“Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?”

Psalm 37:25
“I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread”

2 Corinthians 9:8
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work”

Luke 12:24
“Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?”

Psalm 34:10
“The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing”

God’s Forgiveness and Redemption

1 John 1:9
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness”

Psalm 103:12
“As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us”

Ephesians 1:7
“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace”

Micah 7:18-19
“Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea”

Colossians 1:14
“In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins”

Isaiah 43:25
“I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins”