Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ was taken into the wilderness by God to fast and pray. After forty days and nights of fasting, Satan came to Him and began trying to undo the Savior’s mission. He knew that if Jesus Christ sinned, He could not fulfill the role of Savior. Satan prefers to attack us where we are weakest. Knowing Jesus was hungry, he offered encouraged Jesus to turn some rocks into bread. Jesus responded by quoting scripture: “It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” Next, the Spirit took Jesus to the pinnacle of the temple. This time he tried to use ego to get Jesus to send. He said that if Jesus were really a God, he should throw himself down and trust the angels to catch him. He even quoted scripture to try to make it sound acceptable, but Jesus was not taken in. He knew scripture can be twisted for evil purposes. He quoted his own scripture, reminding Satan that we are not to tempt... Read the rest of this entry »