God is Quotes

In the vast tapestry of creation, when the universe was spoken into existence, a profound truth was woven into the very fabric of all that is. It's a truth that resonates in the gentle whispers of the wind, in the thunderous applause of the oceans, and in the harmonious songs of the stars. This truth is the essence of God's character, multifaceted and rich, encompassing all that is pure, loving, and just. It's a declaration that "God is..." something far beyond our mere human comprehension.

The Israelites experienced this truth as they wandered the desert, guided by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. They saw God as their Provider, as manna fell from the sky to nourish them. They knew God as their Protector, as seas parted to make way for their escape. They felt God as their Refuge, as rocks gave forth water to quench their thirst. Each experience was a revelation of who God is, unveiling another aspect of His divine nature.

John, the beloved disciple of Jesus, captured this truth most eloquently when he wrote, "God is love" (1 John 4:8). In Christ, the fullness of God's character was revealed, a living embodiment of all that God is. Through Jesus' teachings, miracles, sacrifice, and resurrection, the world glimpsed the face of a God who is not only a loving Father but also a Righteous Judge, a Compassionate Healer, a Faithful Friend, and so much more. The theme resounds across the ages, an unchanging melody that invites us to explore the depths of God's character and to know Him more intimately. It's a journey into the heart of the One who simply but profoundly declares, “I AM.”

God is All-Knowing

Psalm 147:5

Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.

Isaiah 40:28

Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.

1 John 3:20

For whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.

God is Compassionate

Psalm 86:15

But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

Lamentations 3:22-23

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

James 5:11

Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.

God is a Consuming Fire

Exodus 24:17

Now the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel.

Deuteronomy 4:24

For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

Hebrews 12:29

For our God is a consuming fire.

God is Creator

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Isaiah 40:28

Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.

Revelation 4:11

Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.

God is Eternal

Genesis 21:33

Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and called there on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God.

Psalm 90:2

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

1 Timothy 1:17

To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

God is Faithful

Deuteronomy 7:9

Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations.

1 Corinthians 10:13

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

2 Timothy 2:13

If we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself.

God is Forgiving

Psalm 103:12

As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

Daniel 9:9

To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him.

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.

God is Good

Psalm 100:5

For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.

Psalm 135:3

Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant!

Nahum 1:7

The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.

God is Gracious

Exodus 34:6

The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, 'The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.'

Psalm 116:5

Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful.

1 Peter 2:3

If indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

God is our Guide

Psalm 23:3

He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Isaiah 58:11

And the LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

God is our Healer

Exodus 15:26

If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.

Psalm 103:3

Who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases.

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.

God is Holy

1 Samuel 2:2

There is none holy like the LORD: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.

Isaiah 6:3

And one called to another and said: 'Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!'

Revelation 4:8

And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, 'Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!'

God is our Hope

Psalm 71:5

For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O LORD, from my youth.

Romans 15:13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Titus 1:2

In hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began.

God is a Jealous God

Exodus 34:14

For you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

Deuteronomy 4:24

For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

Joshua 24:19

But Joshua said to the people, 'You are not able to serve the LORD, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins.'

God is Just

Deuteronomy 32:4

The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he.

Isaiah 30:18

Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the LORD is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.

2 Thessalonians 1:6

Since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you.

God is the Light

Psalm 27:1

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

James 1:17

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

1 John 1:5

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.

God is Love

John 3:16

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

1 John 4:8

Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 John 4:16

So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

God is our Peace

Isaiah 26:3

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.

John 14:27

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

Romans 15:33

May the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

God is our Provider

Genesis 22:14

So Abraham called the name of that place, 'The LORD will provide'; as it is said to this day, 'On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided.'

Psalm 34:10

The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

Matthew 6:26

Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

God is our Refuge

Psalm 46:1

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Psalm 62:8

Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Nahum 1:7

The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.

God is Righteous

Psalm 11:7

For the LORD is righteous; he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face.

Ezra 9:15

O LORD, the God of Israel, you are just, for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guilt, for none can stand before you because of this.

1 John 2:29

If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

God is Sovereign

1 Chronicles 29:11-12

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all. Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all.

Psalm 135:6

Whatever the LORD pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.

Romans 9:15-16

For he says to Moses, 'I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.' So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.

God is Spirit

John 4:24

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.

2 Corinthians 3:17

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

1 John 5:6

This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

God is our Strength

Exodus 15:2

The LORD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.

Psalm 28:7

The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.

Isaiah 12:2

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.

God is Trustworthy

Psalm 33:4

For the word of the LORD is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.

1 Corinthians 1:9

God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Hebrews 10:23

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.

God is Unchanging

Psalm 102:27

But you are the same, and your years have no end.

Malachi 3:6

For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

God is Wise

Romans 11:33

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!

1 Corinthians 1:25

For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

James 1:5

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

God is Wonderful

Isaiah 9:6

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Psalm 139:6

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.

Judges 13:18

And the angel of the LORD said to him, 'Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?'

God is Wrathful

Nahum 1:2

The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and wrathful; the LORD takes vengeance on his adversaries and keeps wrath for his enemies.

Romans 1:18

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.

Revelation 19:15

From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

God is Above Temptation

Hebrews 4:15

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.

James 1:13

Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am being tempted by God,' for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.

Prayer of Adoration

Heavenly Father,

In humble adoration, we bow before You, acknowledging the depth and richness of Your character. Your majesty is beyond our understanding, and Your grace fills us with awe.

You are All-Knowing, holding the mysteries of the universe, yet intimately acquainted with our every thought. Your wisdom guides us, and Your understanding is unsearchable.

You are Compassionate and Gracious, mercifully embracing us with loving arms. Your kindness reaches to the skies, and Your mercies are new every morning.

You are Eternal, the Alpha and Omega, unchanging through the ages, and steadfast in Your promises. Your faithfulness extends to all generations, a firm foundation for our souls.

You are Good and Righteous, embodying perfection in every way. Your judgments are true, and Your love is everlasting.

You are our Healer, Refuge, and Strength, a constant presence in times of trouble. Your care sustains us, and Your power upholds us.

You are Holy, Wonderful, and Sovereign, ruling over all creation with justice and grace. Your name is exalted above all names, and Your glory fills the earth.

You are Spirit, drawing us into true worship. You are our Guide, leading us along the right paths.

You are our Peace, calming our storms and filling our hearts with tranquility. You are Love, the very essence of who You are, demonstrating that love in the gift of Your Son, Jesus Christ.

We stand in awe of You, God, and all that You are. We praise You for Your multifaceted nature, reflecting the richness and complexity of Your divine personality.

May our lives be a continual offering of praise and adoration to You, our amazing God, who is all these things and more.

In the precious and powerful name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.