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One of the churches I mentioned in my article on
Where to find Japanese Christian music, songs and artists.
First Japanese Baptist Church
in Sacramento, CA was ransacked – thousands of dollars in instruments were taken.

Link to news story:

Burglars ransacked a church and a dozen other businesses
in south Sacramento overnight, making off with expensive equipment
and leaving costly damage behind.
The First Japanese Baptist Church suffered the loss of
thousands in musical instruments, a vital part of their services….
The thieves also swiped a pricey overhead projector…

The thieves also took money and computers from a non-profit
that helped needy fathers.

My first reaction was disgust, along with
anger and hatred towards the thieves.

Then I remembered the sermon at Bethel this Sunday,
about how the pastor recalled facing the guy who broke into his car
and stole a lot of valuable stuff and his natural instinct was to get annoyed,
but then he looked at the notes for the sermon he was preparing -
it was about guilt, grace and forgiveness in Christ.

That gave him a reality check that got his mind refocused
much like my recalling his recollection has given me a reality check.

Decisions have consequences – and not just for the bad guys, either.

anyway, if you’re the praying sort, please pray for them,
the church and the thieves, that the highest and best good is done
in all their lives – for God’s greater glory.

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