JESUS said:
Luke 12:15
King James Version
15 And he said unto them,
Take heed,
and beware of covetousness:
for a man's life consisteth not
in the abundance of the things
which he possesseth.
How is man being herded?
A sly marketing strategy has been in place.
"Planned obsolescence", it's called.
Where artificial life spans are given products, and services.
Never mind that the products are still in good shape.
They create things to go obsolete, well before their time.
You're programmed to change phones, every six to eight months.
You're marketed to buy the latest car models.
Everything's been "engineered" to make us want to buy.
And replace old models, even if they're still usable, sturdy, or roadworthy.
It's always keeping up with the Joneses.
Marketers have latched on to creating that artificial need in us.
We are being herded to buy, as often as companies want us to.
We are constantly being tempted with all kinds of gizmos, and attractive propositions.
Newer chips, processors, models, looks, colors, styles, fragrance, performance.
Must-have, they say.
And people literally buy into it.
We often end up with duds.
Clamor for new models, gives rise to consumerism.
And drives people into debt.
Not to mention, mania.
Who created that sly, slick trick?
Manufacturers, and marketers, of course.
It's all been rigged, right from the start.
The day your baby was born, manufacturers, and marketers kept an eye on him.
I correct myself.
BEFORE he was even born, he was already eyed, and feasted upon.
In total contrast to how GOD eyes us:
Psalm 139:13-14
King James Version
13 For thou hast possessed my reins:
thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
14 I will praise thee;
for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
marvellous are thy works;
and that my soul knoweth right well.
Jeremiah 1:5
King James Version
5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee;
and before thou camest forth out of the womb
I sanctified thee,
and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Ephesians 1:4-5
King James Version
4 According as he hath chosen us in him
before the foundation of the world,
that we should be holy and without blame
before him in love:
5 Having predestinated us
unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ
to himself,
according to the good pleasure of his will,
GOD eyes us, for His rightful GLORY.
The world eyes us, for Satan's glory.
Everything's been "engineered" to keep us buying.
To keep us slaves to a greedy economic system.
Keeping us in debt, for the rest of our lives.
Marketing gurus have fed on these insatiable needs, and wants.
They program us to keep buying.
Till we can't buy anymore.
By then, they have fat bank accounts.
And we're kept paying, till our lives run out.
Not everyone's financial savvy.
Not everyone's tech savvy.
All the better, they say.
But GOD's got his plan, too.
Read "LAZARUS and the RICH MAN".
But what happens to the old models?
The ones we junked?
That's for the next post.
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