Set in Stone
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
When I was about 10 years old, I remember being at a summer boys camp. It was an incredible week. We had so much fun fishing and hiking. One of the most memorable events of that week was what happened on the last day. Everyone was packed and the church vans were loaded to leave, but we had one more session in the old tabernacle. The camp pastor began to speak to us about commitment. I don’t remember the words that he said, exactly, but I do remember that it was a challenging moment for me. What was I going to do with what I had learned? How was I going to live my life?
He challenged us to make a life commitment. We were given a piece of foil and a notecard. On the notecard, we were challenged to write a message to God. I remember putting a message to God on that card about my desire to live my life for Him. We were encouraged to take that card, wrap it in foil, and hide it somewere on the campground. The foil was intended to preserve it. I went out into the woods and buried it under a pile of rocks. I will always remember that day. There was a sense of permanence about that moment that has stayed with me over the years. I returned to that campground several years later and searched for my message to God, but I was never able to find that exact location again. I know that whether that rock pile remains, the commitment that I feel in my heart is as strong as that day when I wrote those words on the card, wrapped them in foil, and buried them under an altar of rocks.
God is asking you to make a commitment to Him. He is the only one who can make your promise stand the test of time.
