A five-year-old named Justin heard the story of the monk Simon the Stylite, who attained sainthood by sitting on a lofty pillar for forty years. The boy was intrigued with literally climbing closer to God, so he decided to imitate Simon. Placing the kitchen stool on top of the table, he climbed his precarious perch and began his journey to sainthood. His mother saw him and cried, "Justin get off that stool before you break something!" Justin jumped off his perch and marched out of the room saying, "You can't become a saint in your own home."
Paul called the Ephesians saints. It's easy to view some people as true saints - Mother Teresa or Billy Graham, for example. However, it's more difficult to comprehend that all believers (including you and me!) are saints in God's eyes. You don't have to stay perched on a lofty pillar to attain sainthood. A saint is simply a person who belongs to God and is set apart for Him. If Paul wrote a letter to you, a believer, he would call you a saint.
- Lenya Heitzig and Penny Pierce Rose "Pathway to God's Treasure: Ephesians"
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