20 Bible Verses About God’s Sovereignty

In the Bible, God’s sovereignty is his rule over everything he made. Psalm 115:3 puts it plainly, “he does all that he pleases,” and other passages apply that rule to kings (Daniel 2:21), human plans (Proverbs 16:9), disaster (Isaiah 45:7) and salvation (Romans 9:16). The Bible also holds people responsible for what they do. Joseph’s brothers “meant evil” even though God meant the same events for good, and Paul tells the Philippians to work out their salvation in the sentence…