Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those forty days, and at the end of them He was hungry.
The devil said to Him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
The devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to Him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. If you worship me, it will all be yours.”
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
The devil led Him to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning you to guard your carefully; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”
Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.
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Jesus combated temptation with scripture. So many of us cave in to the temptation far too often and question why we aren’t stronger. But how many of us are truly diving into the Word of God daily? How many of us have equipped ourself to combat the temptation? We can’t defeat it under our own power…remember it’s not a sin to be tempted…it’s what we do in response that get’s is in trouble. You want to defeat the temptations in your life? Hide the Word of God in your heart.
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