1st Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
The schemes he often comes up with are amazing, in that they usually make sense to the unwary. Just because something is on sale does not mean that it must be purchased right here and now. “Buy one and get one free” is also used in an attempt to get persons to spend, when they may not really need to. Fifty or sixty percent off, can cause a feeding frenzy on items that one never needed.
Liquidation sales, or going out of business markdowns may also entice buyers to purchase stuff that was not previously on their agenda, and Black Friday often puts stores in the black and some customers in the red. And the list goes on and on. Then again, he uses stars and celebrities to lead the way to perdition because he has discovered, and he has observed over the centuries that most persons play the game of “Follow the leader”.
Thus, those celebrities and stars, who persons look up to and adore are enlisted in promoting the latest “In-Thing” and the multitudes unvaryingly follow in their train. That’s why one of the first questions persons should ask, when considering the latest this or that, is “Are the popular majorities jumping on the bandwagon? If this is the case, then God’s will is in most cases, in the opposite direction.
Ecclesiastes 5:10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!