Understanding that God has called us by name brings immense comfort and purpose to our lives. In the Bible, there are powerful verses that remind us of God’s personal and loving relationship with us. Let’s explore these encouraging scriptures together and see how they can strengthen our faith and identity.
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Bible Verses about I Have Called You by Name
Isaiah 43:1 – God has a personal relationship with His people
“But now, this is what the Lord says – he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.’”
John 10:3 – Jesus knows each of us individually
“The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.”
Isaiah 49:16 – God engraves us in His heart
“See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.”
Romans 8:29 – We are predestined for a purpose
“For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.”
1 Peter 2:9 – We are called to be God’s chosen people
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.”
Ephesians 1:4 – Chosen before the foundation of the world
“For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love.”
Revelation 3:5 – Our names are acknowledged in heaven
“The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.”
Jeremiah 1:5 – God knows us before we are born
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born, I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Psalm 139:1-2 – The Lord knows everything about us
“You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.”
Isaiah 43:7 – Created for His glory
“Everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.”
Luke 10:20 – Our names are secured in heaven
“However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
Philippians 4:3 – Recognized in the Book of Life
“Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, help these women since they have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are in the book of life.”
Matthew 10:30 – He knows the details of our lives
“And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.”
2 Timothy 1:9 – Called according to His purpose
“He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace.”
Isaiah 43:4 – We are precious in God’s sight
“Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life.”
John 15:16 – Appointed to bear fruit
“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit – fruit that will last – and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.”
Isaiah 62:2 – We are given a new name
“The nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory; you will be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.”
Acts 10:15 – God cleanses what He calls
“The voice spoke to him a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’”
Hebrews 11:8 – Called to obey in faith
“By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.”
Galatians 1:15 – Set apart from birth
“But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, thereafter I did not consult any human being.”
Matthew 22:14 – Many are called but few are chosen
“For many are invited, but few are chosen.”
Revelation 17:14 – Called and chosen for victory
“They will wage war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings – and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.”
Isaiah 43:10 – We are His witnesses
“‘You are my witnesses,’ declares the Lord, ‘and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me.’”
John 6:37 – No one will be cast out
“All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.”
1 Corinthians 1:9 – Called into fellowship
“God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”
2 Thessalonians 2:14 – Called to salvation
“He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Isaiah 46:4 – Caring for us from birth to old age
“Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.”