The Wilderness, part 4

 Luke 4:13

“When the devil had finished every test, he departed from Him until an opportune time.”

Luke tells us that Satan never gave up trying to lure Jesus away from His purpose.  Jesus, throughout His ministry, must have experienced the most terrible temptations that Satan had in his repertoire.  

If the wilderness was any example, Satan probably tempted Jesus time and again when he was exhausted or at a low point such as in the Garden of Gethsemane, or maybe when his disciples deserted Him on the night of His arrest.

We, like Christ, are never above temptation.  But, unlike Christ, there are times that we give in to the temptations of sin.  At those times, we are grateful for our savior, and grateful for His forgiveness of our sins…

and the sacrifices he made for us in the wilderness and on the cross.

“But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”(Romans 5:8)”

May the love of Christ be with you,

Rev. Eric Lanier (Retired)