Divine Order

1 Corinthians 14:40 (NJKV): “Let all things be done decently and in order.” 

Why?  Disorder produces frustration, confusion, stagnation. Order produces peace, clarity, authority.

God is not the Author of Confusion/Disorder. He does not anoint chaos—He anoints alignment.

Before God increases something He brings order and alignment to the something.  

Order: Is the arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method. Out of Order: not working properly or at all.

Chaos: complete disorder and confusion. 

God Is The Source of Order: No God = No Order. 

Order isn’t something Man Makes, It’s something God Gives. 1 Corinthians 14:33 (NKJV): “For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.” Confusion Is Never a Sign of God’s Presence. Peace Is Evidence of Divine Order. When God is Present, Confusion Can Not Dominate.

Order Begins With Submission: You Can’t Walk in Divine Order Resisting Divine Authority.

James 4:7 (NKJV): “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”

Submission is not weakness—it’s alignment. Authority flows from order, not rebellion. The oil flows down. The Level of Your Alignment Determines the Level of Your Anointing 

Order Brings Increase and Peace: God Multiplies What is Properly Positioned. 2 Kings 4:1–7 (NKJV):   “A certain woman of the wives of  the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, ‘Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves.’ So Elisha said to her, ‘What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house? And she said, ‘Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.’ 3 Then he said, ‘Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors—empty vessels; do not gather just a few. And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones.’ 5 So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured it out. Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, ‘Bring me another vessel.’ And he said to her, ‘There is not another vessel.’ So the oil ceased. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, ‘Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.’ Oil only flows after the vessels are set in place.

Luke 16:10 (NKJV):He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.”  Faithfulness in the little things leads to increase.

Overflow requires preparation. Disorder limits capacity.

God Fills What is Ready, Not What is Chaotic.

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Rev. Bryan A. Tomes 

Crossroads Community Church 

www.crossroadsconnects.com