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Beware the tactics of those selling to us.  They present us with so many special offers.  All these schemes are to encourage us to buy more than we need or really want.  They are playing on our greed, our desire for things. When we are offered a net full of oranges and then the chance to have another net free, the seller is only making this offer because he knows he will have to throw away the second net if you don’t take it, as he has overstocked.  You will find it hard to eat all those oranges before they go off. Of course, if you have a large family buy one get one free works in your favour. Everyone wants your money and will do anything to get it from you.  Jesus told us that our worth doesn’t depend on the things we possess.  He also told us not to worry about our food or clothes.  He always promises daily bread, so really only those who live in isolated areas or kept in by snow should stock up their cupboards. Our Father knows what we need and when we will need it.  We are not to store up treasure on earth but in heaven.  The shops know how to press our greed button and we need to resist their tactics.

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