God left Titus in Crete because he wanted to use him as his instrument to change the world. Paul tells Titus that he was left in Crete to “set in order” things that were wanting. The term set in order is a medical term that means to “set in joint.” It describes what a doctor does when you go to him with a broken bone. Because the parts of that bone are out of the right relationship with one another, he must pull them back into place so that they can heal properly and the limb can be useful once again. Though setting a bone back in place is very painful and unpleasant, it is a necessary part of healing.
The people of Crete were out of joint with God and out of joint with one another. God sent Titus there to be a spiritual orthopedist. He was not sent there for his comfort and ease. He was not sent there for his own professional advancement. He was sent there to set things in order in the churches. Crete could never be right until the church was right. And the church could not be right until the preacher was right. By the same token, our world will never be right until the church is right and the church will never be right until preachers are right.