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Idols at Christmas
I got this from Betty, and I was amaized at it, as I had never heard this scripture before now. So thank you Betty.
Jeremiah 10:1-4 Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel.
“Do
not learn the way of the Gentiles;
Do not be dismayed at the
signs of heaven,
For the Gentiles are dismayed at them.
3
For
the customs of the peoples are
futile;
For
one
cuts
a tree from the forest,
The work of the hands of the workman,
with the axe.
4
They
decorate it with silver and gold;
They fasten it with nails and
hammers
So that it will not topple”
Seasons greeting to all, I wonder how many of us so that it’s NOT Christmas till the tree is put up in the home. Donned with all manner of styles of decorations, lights. With an Angel ~ Father Christmas ~ a Star? Are we creating an idol in this moment on a real tree or artificial one, as we do. Spending time and effort, hours in fact. May be you have more than one, may be one out the front of your house, with just as much as inside? So you neighbour puts more than you, so you buy more to put out than them. Are you still feeling the Christmas spirit?Jeremiah 10:3 “For one cuts a tree from the forest, The work of the hands of the workman, with the axe”
When growing up I always wanted decorations like mum & dad, and better. Being a ‘non-Christian family’, they only learnt about Christmas from their friends and family about how to decorate their home from them .. V2 “Do not learn the way of the Gentiles” .. We always want to do it better than our parents, whom were ‘gentiles’, being completely Godless.
We went to store and bought some new decorations for a tree, [artificial one] .. 4 They decorate it with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and hammers So that it will not topple” .. Though my parents always bought real trees, as they loved the smell, mixed with dad cigars smell, dad would then proclaim it’s now Christmas. Mum would decorate the tree, if lucky by Christmas morning the cats had not stripped it, or destroyed it, like one Christmas in London.
I wonder like our selves how many of you have a nativity scene of sorts in with your decorations? Is it put out in a way that would make you ‘idolize’ it? Or even the humble tree, could be idolized so be careful at this time of the year. Teaching about the ‘real meaning of Christmas.
Prayer
Our heavenly Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. You are the God of Abraham~Isaac & Jacob. We love you with all of our Spirit ~ Soul & Body, at this special time of year when we gather, lets us pause and remember it's because of you who are alive, that we have Christmas, NO Father Christmas, NO Buddha, NO Harry Krishna, whom are dead, or any body else. We pray for your blessings whilst we travel, receive family, we thank you for the food & gifts, in Jesus Christ’s name, amen.
