Walking as Children of Light: A Friday Devotional

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Written by Lesallan
Independent Devotional Writer, Sheboygan Falls, WI
27 March 2026

Walking as Children of Light: A Friday Devotional
Abstract

This brief devotional invites readers to consider what it means to live visibly as followers of Christ—to walk in light rather than darkness—and offers practical steps for embodying that calling in daily life. The reflection integrates contemporary commentary on Christian witness with the biblical text of Ephesians 5:8–14 (NIV).

Devotional Text

Scripture:

You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (Eph. 5:8, NIV). The apostle Paul calls believers out of hiddenness into a life that reflects God’s character. This is not merely moral improvement but a transformation that makes our lives visible signs of God’s presence.

Contemporary Christian writers remind us that the church’s role is to be a “contrast society,” a community whose habits and priorities stand in counterpoint to surrounding culture. Living as children of light means choosing truth over convenience, mercy over indifference, and courage over comfort. Recent commentary emphasizes that such witness is both personal and public: our private devotion fuels public action and compassionate engagement.

Application for Today (Sheboygan Falls):

  • Begin the day with a two-minute confession and commitment to act with integrity in the tasks ahead.
  • Look for one small, visible act of kindness—a neighborly check-in, a patient conversation at work, or a generous response to someone in need.
  • End the day by naming one way you reflected light and one way you missed the mark, asking God for grace to do better tomorrow.

Reflection Questions

  • Where in my daily routine is light most easily hidden?
  • What small, concrete habit can I adopt this week to make my faith more visible?
  • Who in my neighborhood or workplace needs to see a tangible expression of Christ’s love?

Closing Prayer

Lord, make us instruments of your light. Help us to live honestly, love boldly, and serve faithfully so that others may see your goodness through us. Amen.

References:

The Catholic Thing. (n.d.). Lumen Christi and related columns on Christian witness. The Catholic Thing.

Holy Bible, New International Version. (2011). Zondervan. (Reference to Ephesians 5:8–14 used in text.)

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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.

1 Comment

Rev. Carolyn Belshe · March 27, 2026 at 7:03 pm

This submitted message is authincating a testimony to the knowledge of writing skills and spiritual gifts of insight of colleague Les Allen Bostron. Plus more than two decades of walking my own Christ-devotion as his neighbor, I am humbled spiritually to observe a maturing of one called to witness through quietly daily living of post military service for his country, and for responsibly caring for his mother — two most significant proving grounds of authentic Christlikeness. To fall down and get up and continue striving to reach the calling by his Creator to tell the story of John 3:16. Various New Testament stories of Paul’s journey on Earth come to my mind as I follow Les’ stories, as do the shepherd on the back pasture tending to those sheep through good pastures and fresh water as well as moving one’s herd to other locations when the need is evident for the good of all. Goodness and Mercy will follow!

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