Every day the television assaults millions of Americans with a barrage of commercials. Advertisers strive to convince people that they are needy. I recently purchased a fabric freshener that breathes new life into my upholstered furniture.
Chances are most people in America have more than a few such useless necessities in their homes.
We live in a society driven by the need for things. Then they gather as much baby stuff as possible in one place and moms come running. When you walk into one of these stores, you cannot help wondering how in the world women ever had children in biblical times. Though there are simply more things now than there were in biblical times, the compulsion to acquire stuff has plagued humanity from the beginning. Adam and Eve were not content with the many fruit trees God provided for their enjoyment.