"A Man Who Strays From The Path Of Understanding Comes To Rest In The Company Of The Dead."

   The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord;
he directs it like a watercourse  wherever he pleases.


   All a man's ways  seem right to him,
but the Lord weighs  the heart.


   To do what is right  and just
is more acceptable to the Lord  than sacrifice.


   Haughty eyes  and a proud heart,
the lamp of the wicked   are sin!


   The plans of the diligent  lead to profit
as surely as haste leads  to poverty.


   A fortune made by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor  and a deadly snare.


   The violence of the wicked  will drag them away,
for they refuse  to do what is right.


   The way of the guilty  is devious,
but the conduct of the innocent  is upright.


   Better to live  on a corner of a roof
than share a house  with a quarrelsome wife.


   The wicked man  craves evil;
his neighbor gets no mercy  from him.


   when a mocker is punished,  the simple gain wisdom;
when a wise man is instructed,  he gets knowledge.


   The Righteous One  takes note  of the house of the wicked
and brings the wicked  to ruin.


   If a man shuts his ears  to the cry of the poor,
he too will cry out  and not be answered.


   A gift given in secret  sooths anger,
and a bribe concealed in the cloak  pacifies great wrath.


   When justice is done,  it brings joy to the righteous
but terror to evil doers.


   A man who strays  from the path of understanding
comes to rest  in the company of the dead.


   He who loves pleasure  will become poor;
whoever loves wine and oil  will never be rich.


   The wicked become a ransom  for the righteous,
and the unfaithful  for the upright.


   Better to live in a desert 
than with a quarrelsome  and ill-tempered wife.


   In the house of the wise  are stores of choice food and oil,
but a foolish man devours all he has.


   He who pursues  righteousness and love
finds life,  prosperity  and honor.


  A wise man attacks the city  of the mighty
and pulls down the strongholds  in which they trust.


   He who guards  his mouth  and his tongue
keeps himself from calamity.


   The proud and arrogant man - "Mocker"  is his name;
he behaves with overweening pride.


   The sluggard's craving  will be the death of him,
because his hands refuse to work.


   All day long  he craves for more,
but the righteous  give without sparing.


   The sacrifice of the wicked  is detestable -
how much more so  when brought with evil intent!


   A false witness will perish, 
and whoever listens to him  will be destroyed  forever.


   A wicked man  puts up a bold front,
but an upright man  gives thought to his ways.


   There is no wisdom,  no insight,  no plan
that can succeed  against the Lord.


   The horse is made ready  for the day of battle,
but the victory rest  with the Lord.


                     The Book Of Proverbs -   Chapter  21
          

   Peace,  Joy,  and many Blessings  to you and yours,


                                  David McIntire
                               "A Soldier Of The Light"

  

"One Thing God Has Spoken, Two Things I Have Heard."

   Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;
my hope comes from him.


   He alone is my rock  and my salvation;
he is my fortress,  I will not be shaken.


   My salvation and my honor  depends on God;
he is my mighty rock,  my refuge.


   Trust in him at all times,  O people;
pour out your hearts to him,  for God is our refuge.   
   Selah


   Lowborn men  are but a breath, 
the highborn  are but a lie;
if weighed on a balance,  they are nothing;
together  they are only a breath.


   Do not trust  in extortion
 or take pride  in stolen goods;
though your riches increase, 
do not set your heart on them.


   One thing  God has spoken,
two things  have I heard;
that you,  O God, are strong,
and that you,  O Lord, are loving.


   Surely you will reward  each person
according to  what he has done.       Psalms  62

Peace, Joy, and many Blessings to you and yours

David McIntire

"A Soldier Of The Light"

He who testifies of these things says: "YES I AM COMING SOON".

   ..... The great street of the city was of pure gold,  like transparent glass.


   I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty, and the Lamb are its temple. 
The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the "Glory of God " gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
   The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendors into it. 
 On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there.
   The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.


   Nothing impure will ever enter into it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, 
but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's Book Of Life.

The River Of Life


   Then the angel showed me the river  of the water of life,  as clear as crystal,  flowing from the throne of God  and of the Lamb  down the middle of the great street of the city.
On each side of the river stood the tree of life,  bearing twelve crops of fruit,  yielding its fruit every month.
And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 
No longer will there be any curse.
The throne of God  and of the Lamb  will be in the city,
and his servants will serve him.
   They will see his face,  and his name will be put on their foreheads.
There will be no more night. 
They will not need the light of a lamp  or the light of the sun,
for the Lord God will give them light.
And they will reign forever and ever.


   The angel said to me,  "These words are trustworthy  and true.
The Lord,  the God of the spirits of the prophets,  sent his angel
to show his servants  the things that must soon take place."


JESUS  IS  COMING

   "Behold,  I am coming soon!
Blessed is he  who keeps the words of the prophecy  in this book."
   I,  John,  am the one who heard and saw these things.
And when  I had heard  and seen them,  I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel  who had been showing them to me.
But, he said to me,  "Do not do it!  I am a fellow servant  with you  and your brothers  the prophets  and of all  who keep the words of this book.
Worship  God!"


   Then he told me,  "Do not seal up  the words of the prophecy  of this book,  because the time  is near,
Let him who does wrong  continue to do wrong;  let him who is vile  continue to be vile;  
let him who does right  continue to do right;
and  let him who is holy  continue to be holy."

   "Behold,  I am coming soon!
My reward is with me,  and I will give to everyone  according to what he has done.
I am the Alpha  and the Omega, 
the  First  and the Last,
the Beginning  and the End.

   Blessed are those  who wash their robes,
that they may have the right  to the tree of life
and may go through the gates  into the city.
Outside  are the dogs,
those who practise magic arts,
the sexually immoral,  the  murderers,
the idolaters  and everyone
who loves and practices falsehood.

   I,  Jesus,  have sent my angel 
to give you  this testimony  for the churches.
I am the Root  and the Offspring  of  David,
and the  bright  and Morning Star."

   The Spirit  and the bride say,  "Come!"
And let him  who hears say,  "Come!"
Whoever  is thirsty,  let him come;
and  whoever wishes,
let him take  the  free gift  of the water of life.


   I warn everyone  who hears the words  of  the prophecy  of this book:


If anyone adds  anything to them,
God will add to him  the plagues described in this book.
And if anyone takes words away  from this book of prophecy,
God will take away from him  his share  in the tree of life
and in the holy city,
which are described  in this book.


   He  who testifies to these things  says,
"Yes,  I am coming  soon."
   Amen.  Come Lord Jesus.


   The grace  of the Lord Jesus  be with God's people.
Amen.
                                                    The  Book  Of  Revelation
                                                chapter  21:21-27:  chapter  22

   Peace,  Joy,  and many Blessings to you and yours.


            David McIntire
        "A soldier of the Light"



He who receives whomever I send receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.

   So when He had washed their feet, taken his garments, and sat down again, He said to them,  "Do you know what I have done to you?

   You called Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am.

   If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.

   For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.

   Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.

   If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

   I do not speak concerning all of you, I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scriptures may be fulfilled,  'He who eats bread with Me has lifted up his heel against me.'

   Now I tell you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe that I am He.

   Most assuredly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me."
                                            The Gospel of John  -  chapter 13  verses  12 - 20

   Peace, Joy, and many Blessings to you and yours,

David McIntire

-  A Soldier Of The Light  -

- LET EVERY CREATURE PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME -

 "  ....O Lord, I will praise YOU; 
Though You were angry with me,
   Your anger is turned away,
and You comfort me.

   Behold, God is my salvation,
I will trust and not be afraid;
   For Yah, the Lord,
is my strength and song;
   He also has become my salvation."

   Therefore with joy you will draw water,
From the wells of salvation.

   And in that day you will say:

   "Praise the Lord, call upon His name;
Declare His deeds among the peoples,
   Make mention that His name is exalted.

   Sing to the Lord,
For He has done excellent things;
   This is known in all the earth.

   Cry out and shout,
O inhabitants of Zion,
   For great is the Holy One of
Israel in your midst."        Isaiah  Chapter 12.




Many blessings to you and yours.

                                                 David McIntire
                                        "A Soldier Of The Light"

But Did He Not Make Them One?

  Have we not all one Father?
Has not one God created us?
   Why do we deal treacherously with one another
By profaning the covenant of the fathers?

   Judah has dealt treacherously'
And an abomination has been committed in Israel and in JerUSAlem,

   For Judah has profaned
The Lord's Holy Institution, which He loves:
He has married the daughter of a foreign god.

   May the Lord cut off from the tents of Jacob
The man who does this, being awake and aware,
Yet who brings an offering to the Lord of hosts!

   And this is the second thing you do:
You cover the alter of the Lord with tears,
With weeping and crying;
So He does not regard the offering any more,
Nor receive it with goodwill from your hands,
Yet you say, "For what reason?"

   Because the Lord has been witness
Between you and the wife of your youth,
With whom you have dealt with treacherously;
Yet she is your companion
And your wife by covenant.

   But, did He not make them one,
Having a remanant of the Spirit?
And why one?
He seeks godly offspring.

   Therefore take heed to your spirit.
And let none deal treacherously
With the wife of his youth.

   Many Blessings to You and Yours.

                                                           David McIntire.

"May Your Fountains Be Blessed, And May You Rejoice In The Wife Of Your Youth".

 My son, pay attention to my wisdom,
listen well to my words of insight, that you may maintain discretion, and your lips may preserve knowledge.

   For the lips of an adulteress drip honey,
and her speech is smoother than oil;  
but in the end she is bitter as gall, 
sharp as a double-edge sword.

   Her feet go down to death;
her steps lead straight to the grave.

   She gives no thought to the way of life;
her paths are crooked,  but she knows it not.

   Now then, my sons, listen to me; 
 do not turn aside from what I say.

   Keep to a path far from her,
do not go near the door of her house.
lest you give your best strength to others
and your years to one who is cruel,
lest strangers feast on your wealth
and your toil enrich another man's house.

   At the end of your life you will groan,
when your flesh and body are spent.

   You will say,
"How I hated discipline!
How my heart spurned correction!

   I would not obey my teachers
or listen to my instructors.
I have come to the brink of utter ruin
in the midst of the whole assembly".

   Drink water from your own cistern,
running water from your own well.
Should your springs overflow in the streets,
your streams of water in the public squares?

   Let them be yours alone,
never to be shared with strangers.

   May your fountain be blessed,
and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.

   A loving doe, a graceful deer-
may her breasts satisfy you always,
may you ever be captivated by her love.

   Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress?
why embrace the bosom of another man's wife?

   For a man's ways are in full view of the Lord'
and He examines all his paths.

   The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him;
the cords of  his sin hold him fast.

   He will die for lack of discipline,
led astray by his own great folly.          Proverbs  chapter - 5

   

   Peace, Joy, and many Blessings to you and yours!


                                                                                             David McIntire
                                                                                "A SOLDIER OF THE LIGHT"