Daily Devotion | Wednesday – November 26, 2025

Scripture

“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones” ( Proverbs 17:22, King James Bible, 2025).

🌿 Daily Devotion | Wednesday – November 26, 2025

Scripture

“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.”
(Proverbs 17:22, KJV)

Reflection

Joy is not a shallow feeling—it is a deep gift from God that strengthens the soul. Proverbs reminds us that a cheerful heart brings healing, while a heavy spirit drains life. Just as medicine restores the body, joy restores the spirit.

This does not mean we ignore sorrow or pretend everything is fine. Instead, it calls us to cultivate gratitude, laughter, and hope even in the midst of trials. A merry heart is not naïve—it is anchored in trust that God is faithful. When we choose joy, we resist despair and invite God’s healing presence into our lives.

Think of how a smile can lift another’s burden, or how thanksgiving can shift your perspective. Joy is contagious, and it is one of the ways God knits us together in community.

Prayer

Lord, thank You for the gift of joy. Teach me to carry a merry heart, not by denying pain, but by trusting You in all things. May my spirit be a source of encouragement to others and may Your healing presence flow through me today. Amen. ✝️🕊️✝️

Application

  • Pause today to name three blessings that bring you joy. ☺️
  • Share a word of encouragement or a smile with someone who may need it.
  • Remember: joy is not the absence of struggle, but the presence of Christ in the midst of it.

Grace and Peace,

—Lesallan


Lesallan

Lesallan Bostron is a Christian leader, writer, and practitioner committed to incarnational ministry and cross‑cultural partnership. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Leadership and combines academic study with hands‑on experience in community engagement, discipleship, and mission strategy. Lesallan’s work emphasizes culturally sensitive approaches that prioritize local leadership, long‑term sustainability, and spiritual formation. His vocational journey includes service in the Air Force, experience in sales, and practical stewardship of rural life, including horse care and farm work. These varied roles have shaped his pastoral instincts, resilience, and capacity to work across social and cultural boundaries. Lesallan brings this practical wisdom into classroom settings, short‑term mission planning, and curriculum design, always centering humility, listening, and mutual accountability. Lesallan’s research and writing focus on rethinking mission from models of exportation to models of partnership. He draws on historical examples, contemporary missiological scholarship, and lived practice to advocate for pre‑departure listening, capacity transfer, and reparative accountability. His devotional writing and teaching aim to bridge academic insight and spiritual formation, helping churches and practitioners translate theology into ethical, effective ministry. Available for speaking, teaching, and collaborative projects, Lesallan seeks partnerships that honor local agency and cultivate sustainable discipleship. He lives in Wisconsin and welcomes conversation with pastors, mission leaders, and educators who are committed to faithful, contextually wise engagement.