Newsletter June 2026

Dear Saints,
   "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Genesis 1:1) — and it was good. He spoke light and life into existence, and at the crown of His creation, "God created man … and blessed them," giving them "everything … wherein there is life" (Genesis 1:27-30). Looking over all, "God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good" (Genesis 1:31).

   Then the fall of man came. It happened in the garden when Adam and Eve disobeyed God. Cain then murdered his brother, and man continued without God until the time of Noah. "God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." Genesis 6:5. "And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth." Genesis 6:7. "But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord." Genesis 6:8. After this, men once again flourished on the earth, "they said one to another … let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name." Genesis 11:3—4. They built the Tower of Babel to reach from earth to heaven. Then, "the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth." Genesis 11:9.

   This scattering was not God's plan. He has revealed Himself through His creation from the beginning — "For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead" — yet mankind turned away. "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools and changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man … Wherefore God also gave them up." (Romans 1:20—24).

   God was looking for a man who would follow him and obey His word (as Noah did). He found that man in Abram, the "Lord had said unto Abram, get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: … and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed." Genesis 12:1-3. As Abram followed God, God established a covenant with him. Through that covenant, his descendants flourished until God delivered them.

   Through Moses, God established a direct relationship with the children of Israel. He gave them commandments and instructed them to build a tabernacle for the Lord. The Glory of the Lord then began to guide the Children of Israel. "So, it was always: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night." Numbers 9:16. When the cloud moved, the people moved. But during these times, the Lord's presence was behind the veil. As Solomon built the temple, the presence of the Glory of the Lord was still covered in the Holy of Holies, and only the high priest could enter once a year.

   But God always intended to have a direct relationship with us. For this to happen, Jesus had to become our atonement, "the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth." John 1:14. He came to demonstrate God's will for us. He also became the final sacrifice, and this took place. "behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;" Matthew 27:51. From then on, the Glory of the Lord (His presence) has been open for all who call upon the name of the Lord.

   Jesus' sacrifice opened the way for God's promise, "That I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions:" Joel 2:28. Now, all who repent of their sins and ask Christ into their heart are born again, and sealed by the Holy Spirit. Now one becomes the sanctuary where God resides, a "holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit." Ephesians 2:21-22. The Glory in us is covered by our physical form. "Your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore, glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's." 1 Corinthians 6:19—20. Knowing we carry the very presence of God wherever we go, let us live with this awareness. Nothing is greater than knowing that the Creator of the Universe dwells within all those who are born again. Robert Cook said it all when he said, "Walk with the King and be a blessing."

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Serving our King together, Please Pray for us.

Rev. Joseph & Eric Ross