[simple_tooltip content=’1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.
3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”
5 Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple,
6 and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.’”
7 Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the LORD your God.’”
8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
9 And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”
10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.’”
11 Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.’]Matthew 4:1-11[/simple_tooltip]; [simple_tooltip content=’12 Immediately the Spirit drove Him into the wilderness.
13 And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to Him.’]Mark 1:12-13[/simple_tooltip]; [simple_tooltip content=’1 Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2 being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.
3 And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
4 But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”
5 Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.
7 Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.”
8 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.’”
9 Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here.
10 For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you,’
11 and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.’”
12 And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the LORD your God.’”
13 Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time.’]Luke 4:1-13[/simple_tooltip]
Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time. (Luke 4:13)
The wording of this verse implies that Satan exhausted his arsenal of temptations on Jesus and then had to leave. We have mistakenly given him too much credit. He does not have a limitless number of temptations to pull on us. As [simple_tooltip content=’For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.’]1 John 2:16[/simple_tooltip] says, there are three areas where the devil tempts us: the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. Jesus’ three temptations correspond to these three categories.
By giving Satan limitless powers and abilities, we have made him bigger than he is. The truth is, “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” (1 Cor. 10:13)
Satan would like you to think he is tougher than he really is. One of his greatest weapons is intimidation, but Jesus defeated him on every score. His teeth have been pulled! Now he can only roar as a lion seeking to devour uninformed souls who don’t know their authority in Jesus Christ. [simple_tooltip content=’Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.’](1 Pet. 5:8)[/simple_tooltip]
Today, walk in the truth that whatever Satan is fighting you with is only temporary. Don’t quit-and the devil will have to quit. In due season you will reap, if you faint not. [simple_tooltip content=’And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.’](Gal. 6:9)[/simple_tooltip]