11 November 2026: BE SPIRITUAL, NOT JUST SOPHISTICATED – Psalm 11:3; Colossians 2:6–7

One danger of modern life is that a believer can become highly educated, exposed, professional and sophisticated while remaining spiritually weak. You must not allow that to happen to you. Psalm 11:3 asks, “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” Your true foundation must be the Word of God, and a living walk with the Holy Spirit. Education is good, skill is good, exposure is good, but none of them can replace spiritual perception. There are things intelligence cannot detect, and situations expertise cannot explain. This is why you must train yourself to see life from God’s perspective. Do not become the kind of Christian who understands technology, business, medicine, trends and everything happening around him, yet cannot recognise when something is wrong spiritually. You are a child of God; your life must have a spiritual foundation strong enough to carry everything else you know.

Spiritual training also affects how you interpret what happens around you. Some people dismiss every unusual matter because they do not want to appear superstitious, while others become fearful about everything. Both positions are wrong. The answer is to be rooted and built up in Christ, as Colossians 2:6–7 teaches, so that the Word of God gives you the right perspective. When the Word is strong inside you, you can discern without becoming afraid. You can recognise that something requires prayer without turning every event into a demonic attack. This is also why church, sound teaching and fellowship matter. They sharpen your spirit and train you to recognise things that an untrained believer may overlook. The goal is not to make you suspicious of people or situations; it is to make you spiritually awake and able to respond correctly when God draws your attention to something.

Therefore, build your spiritual foundation deliberately. Train your children to be spiritual and not merely secular. Let them know how to pray, recognise God’s dealings and respect spiritual things. In your own life, do not wait until a crisis comes before discovering that you have no spiritual stamina, no Word inside you and no sensitivity to the Holy Spirit. Strong foundations are laid before storms arrive. Give attention to Scripture, prayer, church and the promptings of the Spirit while life is calm. In church, listen for training, not merely from religious duty. What you learn there should shape your decisions when you return to daily life. The believer who prepares spiritually will not be easily confused when unusual situations arise. Become a Christian who can function intelligently in the world without losing spiritual awareness. Be knowledgeable, be excellent, be competent; but above all, be spiritual. Your sophistication should never grow faster than your foundation in God.

THOUGHT TO PONDER: Is your natural development moving faster than your spiritual growth? What deliberate steps must you take to strengthen your foundation in the Word, prayer and sensitivity to the Holy Spirit?

PRAYER: Father, strengthen my spiritual foundation. Help me to grow in Your Word, prayer and sensitivity so that I will not become naturally sophisticated but spiritually weak, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezekiel 23:1-49, Hebrews 10:18-39, Psalm 109:1-31, Proverbs 27:13