I believe 2026 is a year of divine alignment. The Lord is calling His people into renewed connection with His plans, His purposes, and His people for this hour. The pressure many experienced toward the end of 2025 was not without purpose…it carried increased revelation and divine clarity.
“Can two walk together, except they be agreed?”
Amos 3:3 (KJV)
Stretching, Trimming, and Planting
Like the curtains of the Tabernacle, God is stretching us to make room for His presence. Stretching always involves tension, and for many this has included a painful trimming of relationships. This is not loss…it is alignment. Heaven is reducing distraction to increase fruitfulness.
We cannot fulfill divine assignment outside of God-ordained connection. While the enemy pushes isolation, the Lord is emphasizing planting and positioning.
“Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.”
Psalm 92:13 (KJV)
5786…The Year of the Divine Connector
Prophetically, the Hebrew year 5786 is marked by the letter Vav, which represents connection, fastening, and joining. It is a season where heaven joins earth, purpose joins people, and what God joins is being secured by His hand.
This is not the year to be loosely connected. It is a year of being properly fastened to what God is building.
A Shift in Church Expression
Concerning the Church, we are going to see a decreasing effectiveness of large structures driven primarily by personality. I am not saying these expressions will disappear entirely, but we will see the collapse of what once stood strong alongside a reduced emphasis on this model as the primary measure of effectiveness.
In many ways, it will be a less-is-more season. We will see highly focused, highly effective ministries operating on a micro level while producing mega impact.
“Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.”
Zechariah 4:6 (KJV)
The Rise of Unlikely Pioneers
This will be a time of unlikely pioneers. Think of Peter in the New Testament…impulsive, passionate, sometimes misguided…yet chosen by God to preach the inaugural sermon of the early Church.
“God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise…”
1 Corinthians 1:27 (KJV)
We are going to see men and women arise who do not fit traditional molds, yet are anointed to accomplish extraordinary exploits in the earth.
A Return to Household Revival
Once again, the Lord is emphasizing a return to the Acts model of household revival. Expect to see house churches, home groups, and a renewed focus on the move of God being hosted in homes.
Some ministries will even reorganize to facilitate this wineskin.
“And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house…”
Acts 2:46 (KJV)
A Year of Divine Education
There will be a strong emphasis on schools, institutes, and cohorts as necessary training structures within the Body of Christ. This will be especially true for those expanding into kingdom mandates beyond traditional church expression.
God is not just raising attenders…He is forming builders.
“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry.”
Ephesians 4:11,12 (KJV)
Purity and the Rise of Worship Tribes
A purity movement is coming to worship and music ministry. There is a stripping away of demonic and secularized influence that has crept into the worship space.
We will see profound momentum around independent worship projects and the rise of worship tribes…distinct communities writing songs that touch the heart of God and keep the fire burning on the altar.
“Take away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.”
Amos 5:23 (KJV)
God is purifying sound.
Discipleship, Reformation, and Refining
There will be a renewed emphasis on real discipleship and reformation, impacting how we assemble, train, and cultivate people. Models that are no longer producing fruit will be re-evaluated.
Alongside this, there will be divine refining within local and regional churches and hubs. Some structures are swollen but ineffective, and the Lord is calling His people back to simplicity, obedience, and sustainability.
“Every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.”
John 15:2 (KJV)
Divinely Directed Gatherings
There will be a significant shift away from gatherings that lack divine instruction. I had a vivid prophetic dream in which books labeled The Seer’s Path were placed before me. In the dream, the Lord emphasized that instructions are being given concerning how to gather, when to gather, and where to gather.
This is not the season to host gatherings out of tradition or formula. Heaven’s records…the chronicles of God…will direct divine assemblies. Expect unusual gatherings in unusual places, marked by supernatural grace and divine timing.
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord.”
Psalm 37:23 (KJV)
Closing Prayer
Father, I thank You that in 2026 I am aligned with Your will and Your purpose. I receive my place, my people, and my assignment. I thank You for divine connections and the manifest movement of Your Kingdom in the earth. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Ryan LeStrange