What Does the Bible Say About Walking In Your Purpose?

Romans 8:28 ESV / 21 helpful votes

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Romans 10:9 ESV / 12 helpful votes

Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

1 John 1:1-10 ESV / 10 helpful votes

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. ...

Hebrews 4:16 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Proverbs 16:3 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 9 helpful votes

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Galatians 6:7-10 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.

Isaiah 48:10 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.

Romans 8:37 ESV / 7 helpful votes

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Isaiah 58:8 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.

John 3:16 ESV / 6 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Matthew 6:33 ESV / 6 helpful votes

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Proverbs 18:16 ESV / 6 helpful votes

A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before the great.

Hebrews 10:35 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.

Job 42:2 ESV / 5 helpful votes

“I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.

Genesis 22:1 ESV / 5 helpful votes

After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”

1 Corinthians 15:58 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

John 17:15 ESV / 4 helpful votes

I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.

John 14:12 ESV / 4 helpful votes

“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.

Isaiah 45:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Thus says the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and the one who formed him: “Ask me of things to come; will you command me concerning my children and the work of my hands?

Genesis 1:26 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

1 John 3:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.

Ephesians 5:1-33 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. ...

2 Corinthians 2:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes

But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.

John 17:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him.

Matthew 1:18-2:23 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: ...

Isaiah 53:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

Proverbs 12:22 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.

Psalm 97:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

O you who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

Psalm 91:9-11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place— the Most High, who is my refuge— no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

Psalm 34:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.

2 Chronicles 6:12 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.

Deuteronomy 33:27 ESV / 3 helpful votes

The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy before you and said, ‘Destroy.’

Genesis 22:1-24 ESV / 3 helpful votes

After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar. Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; I and the boy will go over there and worship and come again to you.” ...

1 John 1:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

John 17:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.

Isaiah 52:13-53:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted. As many were astonished at you— his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and his form beyond that of the children of mankind— so shall he sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths because of him, for that which has not been told them they see, and that which they have not heard they understand. Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. ...

Proverbs 23:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

2 Chronicles 7:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

1 Chronicles 4:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!” And God granted what he asked.

1 Chronicles 4:9-10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!” And God granted what he asked.

41 Bible Verses about Walking In Your Purpose

Romans 8:28 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 10:9 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 1:1-10 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 4:16 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 16:3 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Galatians 6:7-10 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 48:10 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 8:37 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 58:8 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 6:33 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 18:16 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 10:35 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Job 42:2 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 22:1 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 15:58 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 17:15 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 14:12 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 45:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 1:26 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 3:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 5:1-33 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 2:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 17:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 1:18-2:23 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 53:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 12:22 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 97:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 91:9-11 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 34:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Chronicles 6:12 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Deuteronomy 33:27 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 22:1-24 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 1:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 17:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 52:13-53:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 23:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Chronicles 7:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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