Bible Verses About Acknowledging God: Acknowledging God in all aspects of our life is central to developing a deep, enduring faith and relationship with Him. The Bible is full of scriptures that remind us to openly profess our dependence on the Lord and submit to His authority. This post features 45 encouraging verses on recognizing God’s presence, power and sovereignty.
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Bible Verses About Acknowledging God
- Proverbs 3:6 – “In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”
- Psalm 100:3 – “Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.”
- 1 Chronicles 16:28-29 – “Ascribe to the LORD, all you families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.”
- Romans 1:21 – “For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.”
- Psalm 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
- Exodus 20:3 – “You shall have no other gods before me.”
- James 4:8 – “Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
- Matthew 10:32-33 – “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.”
- Isaiah 42:8 – “I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.”
- Proverbs 16:3 – “Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.”
- Colossians 3:17 – “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
- Psalm 145:3 – “Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.”
- John 14:6 – “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'”
- Psalm 95:6 – “Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.”
- Philippians 2:9-11 – “Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
- Psalm 139:23-24 – “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
- Romans 14:11 – “For it is written: ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.'”
- 1 Peter 3:15 – “But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.”
- Psalm 19:1 – “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.”
- Psalm 23:1 – “The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.”
- John 17:3 – “Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”
- Proverbs 9:10 – “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”
- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies.”
- Psalm 33:8 – “Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him.”
- Hebrews 13:15 – “Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.”
- Jeremiah 29:13 – “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
- Psalm 86:12 – “I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.”
- 1 John 4:15 – “If anyone acknowledges that Jesusis the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.”
- Colossians 1:15-17 – “The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”
- Psalm 46:1 – “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”
- Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
- Psalm 118:24 – “This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
- Romans 12:1 – “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.”
- 1 Chronicles 29:11 – “Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.”
- Psalm 95:1-2 – “Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.”
- Romans 11:36 – “For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.”
- Psalm 37:5 – “Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this.”
- Ephesians 1:17 – “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.”
- Psalm 115:1 – “Not to us, LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.”
- Romans 1:20 – “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.”
- Psalm 111:10 – “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.”
- Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”
- Isaiah 26:4 – “Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.”
- Psalm 16:8 – “I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.”
- Jeremiah 10:6 – “No one is like you, LORD; you are great, and your name is mighty in power.”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18 – “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
- Psalm 37:7 – “Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.”
- Romans 15:6 – “So that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
- Psalm 40:4 – “Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:31 – “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
- Psalm 56:3-4 – “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”
- Romans 8:28 – “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
- Psalm 119:105 – “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.”
- 1 Peter 5:6-7 – “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
- Psalm 103:1-2 – “Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits.”
- Proverbs 28:13 – “Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.”
- 1 Chronicles 29:13 – “Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.”
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