Right before Jesus' public ministry began, He had this strange encounter with Satan where He was tempted to sort of short-circuit the will of God for His life and take the easy way out, which would have ruined any chance for all of us to be saved. Before Satan showed up, Jesus didn't eat food for a month and a half. He was alone in the wilderness for six weeks with no comfort, no friends and no nourishment. This is the moment the Devil showed up. Now, my whole life, I've felt sorry for Jesus in this instance because it seems like Satan is trying to kick Jesus while He's down, but that's not the whole picture. Your see, not only did Jesus win the fight, but the very first verse of the story tells us that Jesus was led out into the wilderness for this fight by the Holy Spirit and not by Satan. In other words, this battle was God's idea, not Satan's. The Lord provoked this altercation. He was picking this fight. He wasn't afraid to face Satan, He wanted to! I love Jesus because He's not afraid of anything and in fact, if there is a malevolent enemy out there who wants to take me out, Jesus wants to get in his face and take him out first.
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