Craig Clouston

 Timeless Hope

February 23

Plans to give you hope and a future.

Jeremiah 29:11

“Okay! Okay! I’ve got it!” Leslie said emphatically to her older brother. “Let’s

make Mom a quilt out of all the scrap material from the last ten years, and we’ll

use the rest to make Dad a pair of slippers!” she expressed with excitement.

“Sweeeet!” Kellen answered. “That’s perfect! We’ll use the camo pattern

for Dad’s slippers!”

Leslie said, “This one may take us several nights! We’ll need to get started

early.”

Christmas was two months gone, and they were already planning next

year’s presents. It had become their timeless tradition when they were very

young to lock themselves in their bedroom on Christmas Eve and make this

final Christmas gift out of love for their parents.

Each year their imagination and creativity were put to the test to come up

with the perfect gift. And as each year passed, it became more of a challenge.

Yet each year they elicited huge smiles from Mom and Dad in recognition of

their labor of love.

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Love from the bottom of a heart is priceless. It speaks a timeless language all

its own.

Leslie and Kellen were not making presents for the sake of tradition; they

did it because they were part of a loving family. The love they poured into their

gifts was immeasurable. They were already looking to the future, anticipating

the time they would spend together creating a gift of love for their parents.

Loving God with this depth of devotion requires spending intimate time

with Him.

Because of the loving relationship with their parents, Leslie and Kellen

eagerly anticipated working together to create something of lasting value for

them.

As God’s children, we can do the same; we can build hope for the future!

As co-laborers with Jesus, we can help create timeless relationships

between the lost of this world and our Father. We can help give them timeless

hope and bring them to the Father Who holds their future.

Prayer

“God of hope, we thank you for the hope we find in Jesus.

Help us to excitedly prepare to help create lasting and

timeless relationships for You. In Jesus’ Name, amen.”