The Wilderness ~Luke 4~

The Wilderness. –Luke 4:13-

And yes, another event in the Bible that I love. Jesus is led into the desert to be tempted by the devil.

For the second time in history an unfallen mind will be challenged by the fallen angel. The second Adam has come to succeed where the first Adam failed. It is in this battle where I found myself really weak. 40 days in the cruel empty space, alone, with the devil crawling around me. I don't think I could stand it. But Christ did.

You and I are no match for Satan. Jesus knows this. So He wear our jersey, faces the test for us. Better still, He put on our flesh. 

"He was tempted in every way, just as we are,yet without sin." (Heb 4:15). 

And because He did that, we pass with flying colours.

 He was tested. What weapon did He used? Yes. He simply quoted the Bible. The scripture. Only God's words..and the devil flee.

Luke 4:3-4

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."

Luke 4:6-8And 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.’

Luke 4:9-12

“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 you 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’

So each time the evil 'S' comes, just pick up the nearest weapon we have. The Bible. Satan will never give up on us. It will be around us along the path. Just like those time back then, from Gethsemane to Calvary, when the Son of God carried His cross up the hill. The evil 'S' was there along the way trying to bring Him down. The same goes to us. Along our path in this journey called life, it will be there trying to pull us down. The scripture is the answer, the weapon God gave us from the early beginning.

Do not let it go dusty on the altar.