Face it, stuff like that keeps the money flowing to the church.
It sure does.
People are looking for gratifying the flesh and when we are told to worship and obey to gratify the flesh, it’s the wrong reason.
Then it’s not worship or obedience.
It’s trying to blackmail God or twist His arm to do stuff for us so we can live comfortable, pain free, happy lives. It’s manipulation. If I do *A*, then God has to do *B*.
It puts people in the position of using God.