##### <center>The objective of temptations is to provide an *'easy'* route to greatness, an easy route to success, an easy route to good pleasure. Unfortunately, that route does not really lead to the desired destination. That route leads to death.</center>

##### That's why the Bible says in (proverb 16:25, proverb 14:12):
>There Is A Way That Seemeth Right To A Man, But The End Thereof Are The ways Of Death.
##### <center>Jesus was destined for greatness and for throne. The devil knew it, and when he came to Jesus, *He offered Him An easy And Fast Route To That Destination.* He told Jesus, *"all these kingdoms I will give to you if you will fall down and worship me"*</center>
##### <center>How subtle. He was telling Jesus, *"you don't have to go through the garden of Gethsemane; you don't have to go through the horrible experience of being betrayed by a friend; you don't have to go through the sweat of being denied and forsaken by your own bosom friends; you don't have to pass through the path of being hit with thirty nine lashes of the Roman soldiers; you don't have to be spat on and crowned with thorns; you don't have to go through the cross; LET'S TAKE THIS EASY AND FAST ROUTE - JUST FALL DOWN AND WORSHIP ME"*.</center>
##### <center>My heart bleeds for the hundreds and thousands of ministries that have been ruined because of those who have fallen for this ploy of the devil - following the route called *'easy'*. They yielded to his temptation and they have ended in pit. May that not be your portion in Jesus name. Hear me today: *The fastest Route To Greatness Has Not Been Built. The Easy Route To Greatness Has Not Been Constructed. The God-ordained Route To Greatness Is The Route Of Obedience, Diligence and persistence.*</center>
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##### <center>See Exodus 13:17 - *"And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the philistines, (although that was near); for God said, Lest paradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt "*.</center>
##### <center>God rejected the short cut or nearer route as the road to the Promised Land. That was also His plan for your life, family and ministry. Refuse shortcuts that will lead to death cuts later on in your life. Sometimes , God allow long battles and sometimes He allows short battles . Refuse to question Him because, the route you are allowed to take is the best route of dancing. Some short routes and quick victories are actually short route to long regrets. Wait on the Lord, look to Him and His Word. He makes all things BEAUTIFUL in His TIME.</center>


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