Troublesome People

Who causes the most trouble is those who unsees the existing problems. Those who arefull of flaws yet believe they have none. People who are merely human yet stronglybelieve they are like gods, actually, those kinds of people are thinking themselves, “I am a god!” It is such people who are driving the world to ruin. Yet these very people seriouslybelieve they are contributing to world peace, that they are saving the world! Truly, they are troublesome people as peace destroyers.

I actually was one of them. Though I was a proud person, I thought I was humble. Iseriously used to think that if people became like me, the world would become a better place. In such times, I thought I didn’t need God. That is because I thought I was a god. I wasn’t even interested in the existence of true God or Who He was. I didn’t know what real peace was at that time.

I, who was such a proudful, foolish sinner, the true God has kindly guided me andpatiently led me to become the person that I am now. I have still been renewing andtransforming. And now I understand how I am full of flaws, problems and that I am nothing. The more I come to know who God is, and what Christ means to me, I deeply understand how I still have hope. And now, I understand that this is the same truth that applies to all people. Therefore, I am coming to understand that even though I am an imperfect being, since the complete and perfect God uses me perfectly, so I can just serve as I am.

God does not forsake the troublesome, but rather guides with His passionate lovepatiently and invites to salvation and even much more. We are troublesome ones, but thereis hope in Christ. That is because He is not a man but the Prince of Peace Who came down to our world as Man! How humble God is! That’s the meaning of Christmas!

Pastor Takeshi