"But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingly power and shall retain it for ever, for ever and ever." But we are not there yet; neither were the people of the text. Because they were not yet there and we are not yet there, we gather here to reflect that some are already there but the rest of us are not yet there.

We have enough trouble without the troublesome word "saint" - "the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingly power and shall retain it for ever, for ever and ever." "But I'm no saint," someone will say. Another, "But remember that still does not make me a saint."

"Saint" makes us nervous. That anyone would think of us as saints? Some pastors believe their task is to show that they are not saints. I did not think that required a personal campaign. Two weeks scr…