Jesus had to go through the testing process in the wilderness, so that all creatures would see that He was the conqueror of all things.
Jesus was tempted as man. He depended on the same Holy Spirit we have, and the power of the Word of God.
First temptation
The first thing satan tried to do was put the doubt of the love of God into Jesus heart, just as he did to Adam and Eve. We still go through the same thing in our modern times. satan causes things to happen to us in the hopes that we will start to doubt God's love.
Whenever we put our physical needs ahead of our spiritual needs, we sin. An example Jesus dealt with is, satan suggestion to turn the rocks into bread. Jesus quoted Deuteronomy 8:3. so God allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that this might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. The lesson for us is that in our hectic daily lives, we need the Word of God more than ever.
Second temptationsatan tried to twist the Word of God to make it say what he wanted. satan knows that he can take a basic verse and by leaving some words out, or adding some other words, he can deceive someone who does not know the word of God. An example of what he did to Jesus was when they were on the pinnacle of the Temple. It tells us in Psalm 91:11-12 for he shall give his angels charge over you to keep you in all your ways, in their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.
We must never take anything out of context. When we read the Bible read the verses before and after to get the full meaning. Deuteronomy 6:16 says, you shall not tempt the Lord your God as you tempted him in Massa. That word is the place the Israelites sought to put God to the test by imposing demands upon Him to prove Himself in ways that they proposed. We tempt God whenever we put ourselves into circumstances that force Him to work miracles on our behalf. So you see what happened then happens now.
Third temptationsatan was in effect offering a shortcut for Jesus to attain His kingdom. If you think about it, if Jesus did that, mankind would never be saved. satan's big ambition was for Jesus to worship him, Jesus knew that worshiping the creature instead of the creator is the lie that rules the world even today. There are no shortcuts to the will of God. If we want to share in the glory, we must also share in the suffering.
Jesus told satan when he quoted Deuteronomy 6:13, that thou shall worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt you serve. Jesus said this in order to show us that whatever we worship, we will serve. Whether it's money, lust, you name it. If you get to the point where you worship something, you will serve that something. Worship and service go together.
To recap just a little bit, and some of this is speculation on my part. Jesus knew everything that would happen ,then and in the future, besides physical hunger and thirst. He probably suffered the most over His children that would not be saved. Jesus did everything He could for us, but satan is a deceitful foe who stops at nothing in his quest to be God, and be worshiped. He knew that in the future many would be deceived and it grieved Him deeply. For that reason He had to do what He did in order to send the Holy Spirit to help us attain the salvation that He made possible through His Death and Resurrection.
I've found over the years what I feel was a good idea for me and it might sound good to you. When you go to sleep at night ask the Holy Spirit to use your spirit to praise God while you sleep. If you do this every day I think you'll be amazed at how fulfilled you can feel .God bless you and your family. Praise The Lord!
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Prayer Salvation
Lord Jesus please forgive all of my sins, and come into my heart as my personal savior. I want to serve only you.
Praise The Lord!
Amen
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