Built To Last 

Text:

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

Intro:

• 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 organized arrangement or disposition to a proper state or condition
  • Out of Order: not working properly or at all.
  • Chaos: complete disorder and confusion   

Body:

• God Is The Source of Order —-> No God —–> No Order —-> Gen 1
  • Order isn’t something Man Makes —-> It’s something God Gives 
  • Colossians 1:16 (NLT) – for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him.
  • 1 Cor. 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 w/ 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 & Peace —> God Multiplies What is Properly Positioned 
  • 2 Kings 4:1–7 (NKJV) – Oil only flows after the vessels are set in place.
  • Luke 16:10 (NKJV) – Faithfulness in the little things leads to increase.
  • Overflow requires preparation. —> Disorder limits capacity.
  • God Fills What is Ready, Not What is Chaotic.

Close: 

• Whatever Lacks Order Lacks Longevity 
  • Psalm 119:133 (NKJV) – “Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me.”  ——–> Divine Order vs. Out of Order. —> Obedience Brings Order