Recently my wife has taken on “extreme couponing” as a hobby. Truthfully, I’m thrilled that she has decided to devote some of her time to saving us money. She’s always had an affinity for Excel spreadsheets, so the math of it all is exciting to her.
As she was perusing various websites looking for deals, she came across this picture that someone else had taken:
Now granted it’s only a six cent difference, but if a person didn’t take the time to read everything written, in purchasing this “deal” they would have lost something (had the cash register actually charged this price).
By the way, when it comes to these sales, and companies’ coupons, someone might ask, “If they run all of these sales and deals, how do they stay in business?” Keep in mind that businesses are in the business of making money. Just because it’s “on sale” doesn’t mean that they aren’t getting money from you somewhere else!
It got me to thinking: I know that Satan is a liar (John 8:44). I also know that he’s in the business of deception (1 John 3:6-8). Adding to that, I know that Satan can make something bad look good (2 Corinthians 11:13-15).
Have you ever thought of this: Satan wants people to think they are saved – even if they aren’t. If he can make someone think they are saved (see 2 Timothy 4:3-4), he has them. Just because someone thinks and feels that everything is alright in their relationship with God doesn’t mean that Satan is going out of business!
How can we know if we are getting a good deal? We have to do some reading (Acts 17:11)! Just because its on sale, doesn’t mean it’s a good deal!
-Daniel Howell
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