September 23
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520 B.C. - Last Day of Preparation.
This was approximately the last day of preparation before recommencing the building of the Temple under the preaching of Haggai. Why could we not today thank God for the Temple. Not many days ago, Mrs. Hyles and I stood on the Temple spot where that Temple was built, looked at the Mount of Olives, and thought of the meaning of this spot. This is the place where Solomon built the Temple. This is the place where the Jews rebuilt the Temple, the Temple of Zerubbabel. This is the place where Herod's Temple was located and the place where someday the Temple shall stand again. Let us look forward then to that day when the Temple shall be rebuilt and Jesus Christ Himself shall rule and reign on the earth from Jerusalem and be King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Let us also, as we think of the House of God, thank God for our own church, the church building, the air conditioning, the lights, the heating, and for the comfortable places we have in which to serve and worship God.
Let us thank God for a Bible-preaching church. If you have the privilege of attending a soul-winning church, thank God for the soul-winning fervor and evangelistic zeal that permeates your church. Let us thank God for faithful pastors and faithful preachers today as we think about the day of rebuilding the House of God. Then, why not pledge our loyalty to the church and faithfulness to its services. I've often said if there is one thing that will cause a person to backslide more than any other thing, it is unfaithfulness to the house of God. Then if there is one thing that will keep a person from backsliding more than any other single thing, it is faithfulness to the House of God.
My mother used to say to me, "Son, we cannot give as much as others; we cannot dress as nicely as others; but there is no one that can be more faithful than we can." Sunday morning, Sunday night, Wednesday night - all the services of the church ought to find God's people faithful to God's house.
1875 - Billy the Kid Arrested for First Time.
On this day in 1875, Billy the Kid is arrested for the first time after stealing a basket of laundry. He later broke out of jail and roamed the American West, eventually earning a reputation as an outlaw and murderer and a rap sheet that allegedly included 21 murders.
The exact details of Billy the Kid's birth are unknown, other than his name, William Henry McCarty. He was probably born sometime between 1859 and 1861, in Indiana or New York. As a child, he had no relationship with his father and moved around with his family, living in Indiana, Kansas, Colorado and Silver City, New Mexico. His mother died in 1874 and Billy the Kid—who went by a variety of names throughout his life, including Kid Antrim and William Bonney—turned to crime soon afterward.
McCarty did a stint as a horse thief in Arizona before returning to New Mexico, where he hooked up with a gang of gunslingers and cattle rustlers involved in the notorious Lincoln County War between rival rancher and merchant factions in Lincoln County in 1878. Afterward, Billy the Kid, who had a slender build, prominent crooked front teeth and a love of singing, went on the lam and continued his outlaw's life, stealing cattle and horses, gambling and killing people. His crimes earned him a bounty on his head and he was eventually captured and indicted for killing a sheriff during the Lincoln County War. Billy the Kid was sentenced to hang for his crime; however, a short time later, he managed another jail break, murdering two deputies in the process. Billy the Kid's freedom was brief, as Sheriff Pat Garrett caught up with the desperado at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, on July 14, 1881, and fatally shot him.
Although his life was short, Billy the Kid's legend grew following his death. Today he is a famous symbol of the Old West, along with such men as Kit Carson, Jesse James, Wild Bill Hickok, Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp, and his story has been mythologized and romanticized in numerous films, books, TV shows and songs. Each year, tourists visit the town of Fort Sumner, located about 160 miles southeast of Albuquerque, to see the Billy the Kid Museum and gravesite. (www.history.com/this-day-in-history/billy-the-kid-arrested-for-first-time)
1889 - Birthday of Walter Lippman.
The First Day of Autumn.
Autumn represents many things. It reminds us of death. The leaves falling from the trees and the grass turning brown again remind us that each of us must someday come to the autumn time of life. Jeremiah said, "The harvest is past, the summer is ended. and we are not saved." (Jeremiah 8:20) Let us dedicate ourselves in the autumn time to service for Christ.
Autumn means that summer has passed and school has started. It is time to get back to busy service for the Lord Jesus Christ. I trust that you will haye a wonderful autumn and that God will bless you as you spend the fall season.
This was approximately the last day of preparation before recommencing the building of the Temple under the preaching of Haggai. Why could we not today thank God for the Temple. Not many days ago, Mrs. Hyles and I stood on the Temple spot where that Temple was built, looked at the Mount of Olives, and thought of the meaning of this spot. This is the place where Solomon built the Temple. This is the place where the Jews rebuilt the Temple, the Temple of Zerubbabel. This is the place where Herod's Temple was located and the place where someday the Temple shall stand again. Let us look forward then to that day when the Temple shall be rebuilt and Jesus Christ Himself shall rule and reign on the earth from Jerusalem and be King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Let us also, as we think of the House of God, thank God for our own church, the church building, the air conditioning, the lights, the heating, and for the comfortable places we have in which to serve and worship God.
Let us thank God for a Bible-preaching church. If you have the privilege of attending a soul-winning church, thank God for the soul-winning fervor and evangelistic zeal that permeates your church. Let us thank God for faithful pastors and faithful preachers today as we think about the day of rebuilding the House of God. Then, why not pledge our loyalty to the church and faithfulness to its services. I've often said if there is one thing that will cause a person to backslide more than any other thing, it is unfaithfulness to the house of God. Then if there is one thing that will keep a person from backsliding more than any other single thing, it is faithfulness to the House of God.
My mother used to say to me, "Son, we cannot give as much as others; we cannot dress as nicely as others; but there is no one that can be more faithful than we can." Sunday morning, Sunday night, Wednesday night - all the services of the church ought to find God's people faithful to God's house.
1875 - Billy the Kid Arrested for First Time.
On this day in 1875, Billy the Kid is arrested for the first time after stealing a basket of laundry. He later broke out of jail and roamed the American West, eventually earning a reputation as an outlaw and murderer and a rap sheet that allegedly included 21 murders.
The exact details of Billy the Kid's birth are unknown, other than his name, William Henry McCarty. He was probably born sometime between 1859 and 1861, in Indiana or New York. As a child, he had no relationship with his father and moved around with his family, living in Indiana, Kansas, Colorado and Silver City, New Mexico. His mother died in 1874 and Billy the Kid—who went by a variety of names throughout his life, including Kid Antrim and William Bonney—turned to crime soon afterward.
McCarty did a stint as a horse thief in Arizona before returning to New Mexico, where he hooked up with a gang of gunslingers and cattle rustlers involved in the notorious Lincoln County War between rival rancher and merchant factions in Lincoln County in 1878. Afterward, Billy the Kid, who had a slender build, prominent crooked front teeth and a love of singing, went on the lam and continued his outlaw's life, stealing cattle and horses, gambling and killing people. His crimes earned him a bounty on his head and he was eventually captured and indicted for killing a sheriff during the Lincoln County War. Billy the Kid was sentenced to hang for his crime; however, a short time later, he managed another jail break, murdering two deputies in the process. Billy the Kid's freedom was brief, as Sheriff Pat Garrett caught up with the desperado at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, on July 14, 1881, and fatally shot him.
Although his life was short, Billy the Kid's legend grew following his death. Today he is a famous symbol of the Old West, along with such men as Kit Carson, Jesse James, Wild Bill Hickok, Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp, and his story has been mythologized and romanticized in numerous films, books, TV shows and songs. Each year, tourists visit the town of Fort Sumner, located about 160 miles southeast of Albuquerque, to see the Billy the Kid Museum and gravesite. (www.history.com/this-day-in-history/billy-the-kid-arrested-for-first-time)
1889 - Birthday of Walter Lippman.
The First Day of Autumn.
Autumn represents many things. It reminds us of death. The leaves falling from the trees and the grass turning brown again remind us that each of us must someday come to the autumn time of life. Jeremiah said, "The harvest is past, the summer is ended. and we are not saved." (Jeremiah 8:20) Let us dedicate ourselves in the autumn time to service for Christ.
Autumn means that summer has passed and school has started. It is time to get back to busy service for the Lord Jesus Christ. I trust that you will haye a wonderful autumn and that God will bless you as you spend the fall season.