Day 3 – The Power of Alignment: Restoring Divine Order | Keeping the Mission Alive: God’s Call for Men to Rise and Women to Keep Standing

Every move of God advances through alignment. We know that God is not a God of confusion and chaos.  1 Corinthians 14:33 NKJV. 

And Isaiah 9:6 NKJV reminds us that Jesus is the Prince of Peace.

Then in James 3:16–17, we read: “For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.”

So, anywhere there is confusion and chaos, we don’t even have to ask whether God is in it. We know something is off, whether we want to believe it or not. Right away, that’s a word for me.

When God’s people walk in unity with His Word, His power flows freely. But when roles are misunderstood, resisted, or abused, disorder follows—and the mission is negatively affected.

Ephesians 5:21-28 NKJV sets the tone for today’s teaching on The Power of Alignment: Restoring Divine Order | Keeping the Mission Alive: God’s Call for Men to Rise and Women to Keep Standing.

The scripture says: “Submitting to one another in the fear of God. Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.”

Before the Apostle Paul ever mentions leadership, he mentions mutual submission. 

So we can conclude that divine order doesn’t begin with dominance; it begins with reverence. When both husband and wife, pastor and congregant, leader and servant submit to Christ, order flows, and authority becomes a channel for blessing, not competition or oppression.

In 1 Corinthians 11:3 NKJV, Paul explains: “But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.”

This verse is often misused to justify control, but its true meaning is about structure, not superiority. Even Christ, though equal with the Father, submitted to the Father’s will. 

That shows that submission is not a weakness, but strength under authority.

In Galatians 3:28 NKJV, Paul adds balance: “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”

Paul is emphasizing spiritual equality in salvation, not the removal of God-given roles or distinctions. So in Christ, all believers—regardless of gender, race, or status—share the same value and access to God, though their functions and callings within His order may differ.

So, equality in value, diversity in function. That’s divine alignment. God doesn’t erase distinction; He redeems purpose.

When divine order is honoured, every part of the body thrives. 

Men lead in love, not as dictators, but as shepherds who serve like Christ. Women stand in strength, not as competitors, but as co-labourers who bring balance, prayer, and discernment.

In today’s world, we see what happens when alignment breaks. In families, when men stop taking care of their wives and children or abuse them, and when women feel insecure, unseen or unsupported, unity crumbles. 

In churches, when leadership becomes about ego instead of service, vision suffers. But when alignment is restored, when hearts return to humility and homes return to love, the gospel finds open doors again.

We pray for divine alignment today in the name of Jesus, because that’s how the kingdom of God advances.

Alignment produces advancement. It’s the difference between a home filled with tension and a house filled with peace; between a church stuck in cycles and a ministry moving with momentum.

Think of it this way: a car can have every part intact—engine, tires, steering—but if the wheels are misaligned, it will pull the driver off course. 

In the same way, God’s people can have gifts, resources, and calling, but without alignment under Christ’s headship, the mission drifts.

When men rise in humility and women stand in grace, the Spirit’s flow returns. The mission moves forward, not because one side wins, but because both walk in God’s order.

This is what Paul meant when he wrote, “Submitting to one another in the fear of God.” It’s not about a system in which members of an organization or society are ranked according to relative status or authority. Instead, it’s about harmony.

In our time, God is calling for realignment. He’s calling fathers to lead their homes in love, pastors to shepherd with humility, and women of faith to continue standing in strength and intercession. God is calling churches to move beyond power struggles and return to partnership.

Because when divine order is restored, God’s presence settles again. His mission advances unhindered. And His glory fills every space that is willing to come into alignment.

So, let us pray for our households. Pray for our leaders. Pray for our nation. Ask God to bring His order, His unity, and His balance, because when alignment comes, the mission comes alive again.