Jeremiah 10:1 Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:



2 Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.



3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.



4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.




XMAS







They told him all about Christmas,
Of Santa Claus and toys,
And all about the gifts that come
To good little girls and boys!





He learned the songs of sleigh bells
And Yule logs on the fire;
He helped to hang the mistletoe
And the highest christmas star!





He heard mom and dad deliberate
On the merits of fir and pine;
He learned what a serious matter is;
This tree at christmas time!





He knew of ornaments and lights;
Of tinsel and of snow;
Of stuff his folks called ‘angel’s hair’;
There wasn’t much he didn’t know.





They hadn’t time to tell him
Of the Saviour, virgin born;
And how He died for sinners,
And wore the crown of thorns.





They took time to teach of christmas trees,
But no time for the cross -
His christmas was a huge success;
His soul a total loss!



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