The temptation of the Glory of the kingdom of this World

Luke 4: 5-7: Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. “I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish. So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.

Just when you are done and dusted with the wilderness, ready to breathe some fresh air of freedom, liberty and fulfillment then the devil shows up inviting you to a high place. A place where you are confronted challenged with a temptation that is difficult to resist. 

My friend, if Satan can tempt the King of Glory with the glory of this world then you will agree with me that this world has a spectacular kind of glory that is difficult to resist by natural power and might.its own glory. 

Satan recognizes Jesus and knows Him as the King of Glory before he became a fallen being.  To attempt to use the glory of this world as a bait  to entice the king of Glory suggests to me that the glory of the kingdom  of this world is one of the most powerful weapon of seduction satan has in his arsenal of destruction targeted at mighty men. 

Men who have triumphed over the world saw a greater glory and despised the glory of this world. The temptation was nothing to them. They overcame by the blood of the lamb. The cared not for their lives, the world was undeserving of them. They realize that every transaction with the world is an exchange. To swallow this bait of satan is to exchange your soul for the glory of the world. 

To fulfill  the will and purpose of God, you must be ready to overcome the temptation of the glory of the  kingdom  of this world not when you  are in the place of your assignment  but in when  God is taking you through process in your wilderness.