Genesis 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Eve was offered perks in the Garden of Eden, as was Adam and ever since that time temptations have always come with different incentives and perks, in the overwhelming majority of cases. Thus, we have to be extremely careful and diligent, lest the inducement to spend, without having to pay back the full balance each month, draws us into the snare that our nation is now embroiled in. There are not majorities who step into the snare of credit who then escape unscathed.
But in our day, credit has become a mainstay of our communities and governments and the practice has now devolved into a sort of death spiral, from which individuals, families, local and federal governments, vainly seek to rid themselves. That is because credit is one of the most important tools in satan’s arsenal which he uses in nefarious ways to take us down.
Contrary to secular understanding of spiritual things the devil is not a fool, for he was once the covering cherub, standing in the direct presence of God, and before he fell, he was the supervisor of the angelic host. He retains much of that giant intellect, and he is more capable and intelligent than mortals would like to admit.
12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. 14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covers; and I have set thee so: thou was upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!