Eternal Stones…Our Commitment

There will be many lasting positives from our Eternal Stones effort. Additional space and ministry tools are the obvious by-product. The greatest strides, however, will be made in the many individual hearts and lives of those who sacrifice and make the commitment to participate.

Commitment will play a major role in this task. We have a call to develop and demonstrate our perseverance in the Kingdom building process. Commitment must be modeled for the next generation. True commitment has as its corner posts courage and conviction. True commitment will pay any price. We have to remember that true commitment has won many a race. Upon a close examination of current commitment levels, three types of felonious commitments surface.

Incomplete Commitment
People often battle the desire to follow half-heartedly, avoiding being completely sold-out to Christ. Incomplete commitment says do not intrude on my schedule. It says I wish to help but only as far as the commitment does not inconvenience me in any way. My routine and my world are not to be interrupted. Demas represents a person that had incomplete commitment. Paul loved Demas and Demas apparently loved Paul and the Lord’s work. Yet, we discover that there was a rival in the heart of Demas for the Lord’s work. Paul records “…for Demas, he loved this world and has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica.” (2 Timothy 4:9) The bright lights of Thessalonica were too bight and too alluring for Demas to pass up.

Insincere Commitment
There are too many in our society who are all talk and no action. Our churches, culture, and civilization are filled with people who talk a big spiritual game, yet have nothing real behind it. It is nothing more than dishonesty of heart. Ananias and Sapphira made a pledge before the entire congregation and before the Lord to “give everything that they had profited from the proceeds of a property sale to the work of the Lord.” The entire time that was coming from their mouths, they were hiding possessions for themselves. It cost them their lives. God despises deception and insincerity.

Intermittent Commitment
This level of commitment “comes and goes.” It really just depends on which day you catch the intermittently committed person as to what their level might be. This a real bouncing ball of Christianity….up one day and down the next. The church of Ephesus is a prime example as Jesus looked into his church and shared “I have this against you….you have forgotten your first love.” (Rev 2:4)

Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. Eternal Stones is focused on commitment. Our excellence will be immortal.

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