Start New Year 2025 with these 25 uplifting NKJV Bible verses that remind us of God’s promises and faithfulness.
As we stand just days away from stepping into a new year, looking back, we can see God’s faithfulness in every step of our journey.
He was there during our best moments and our hardest days. He stood beside us through every victory and every challenge.
Sometimes we wandered away from Him. Sometimes we questioned His plan. But His love never changed.
When we faced unexpected troubles, He carried us through. When we celebrated joyful moments, He celebrated with us. During our quiet, uncertain times, He walked beside us.
Now a new year stands before us. We can walk into it with confidence because we know who holds our future. Our faithful Father, who guided us through the past seasons, will guide us through this year too.
His Word lights our path ahead. It gives us wisdom when we need direction, comfort when we feel down, and promises we can always count on.
Maybe your past year was filled with victories. Maybe it was heavy with struggles. Either way, remember that our God is the master of fresh starts. He creates new beginnings and keeps every promise He makes.
As we turn the calendar page, we can build our hopes on His unchanging Word.
These 25 Bible verses will help strengthen your faith, guide your prayers, and walk closer with God in the coming new year.
25 Bible Verses for the New Year (NKJV)
Verses About New Beginnings
2 Corinthians 5:17: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
Isaiah 43:19: “Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”
Lamentations 3:23-24: “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.”
Verses for Setting Goals
Philippians 3:13-14: “Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
Proverbs 16:3: “Commit your works to the Lord, And your thoughts will be established.”
Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
Verses for Strength and Courage
Isaiah 41:10: “Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”
Joshua 1:9: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
Verses for Trust and Faith
Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.”
Psalm 20:4: “May He grant you according to your heart’s desire, And fulfill all your purpose.”
Romans 15:13: “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Verses for Growth and Progress
Philippians 1:6: “Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”
Colossians 3:23-24: “And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.”
2 Peter 3:18: “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.”
Verses for Prayer and Guidance
James 1:5: “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.”
Matthew 6:33: “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”
Psalm 32:8: “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.”
Verses for Peace and Comfort
Philippians 4:6-7: “Be anxious for nothing, 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 minds through Christ Jesus.”
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 heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
Verses for Hope and Promise
Romans 8:28: “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”
Psalm 65:11: “You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance.”
Hebrews 10:23: “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.”
Isaiah 40:31: “But those who wait on 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.”
Revelation 21:5: “Then He who sat on the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’ And He said to me, ‘Write, for these words are true and faithful.'”
