As we enter into the new year of 2023, it is important to remember that God is with us every step of the way. He has a plan and purpose for our lives, and His love and grace never fail. Here are 20 new year Bible verses to encourage and uplift us as we start this new year:
- Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
- 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.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
- Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
- Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- 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.
- Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
- Psalm 18:2
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Romans 8:32
He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?
- Romans 12:12
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
- Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
- Romans 8:28
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
- 2 Timothy 1:7
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
- Isaiah 40:31
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
- Matthew 6:31-32
Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
- Romans 8:38-39
For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
- Isaiah 40:31
but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
- Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.
- Psalm 100:5
For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
We can trust in God’s promises and find hope in His Word as we start this new year. May these Bible verses for new year guide us and inspire us to walk by faith.