Unfair Fight: Jesus vs Satan

📖 Lent 1 Gospel Reading: Matthew 4:1-11 🤔 We tend to read about Jesus being tempted in the wilderness and think, "Wow, he must have really struggled like we do"? 🔄 But, we're going to flip the script… 💪 This wasn't actually a close battle where Jesus barely made it through. ✨ Think about it: Jesus is God in human form, completely sinless. 🐜 For him, facing the devil was like you facing an ant — it wasn't even a contest! ⚡ The devil, who can certainly overwhelm you or me, didn't stand a chance against the Creator of the universe. ❓ So why did Jesus go into the wilderness at all? He went there for you. 🏰 The wilderness represents all the places where we build our own kingdoms, where we try to survive on bread alone, where we're tempted to worship things other than God. 🚶 After his baptism, Jesus deliberately sought out these places where we struggle. ⛔ You see, Jesus couldn't lose to Satan — just like he couldn't come down from the cross when people mocked him. 🌟 The point is that he chose to enter your wilderness, your places of temptation, to win the victory on your behalf. 🤺When you're struggling with temptation, remember this: Jesus didn't go to the wilderness to show you how to quote Scripture better or to demonstrate better willpower. 👑 He went there to conquer your idols for you, to resist the devil for you, to choose God's way for you. 🏆 In every place where you've fallen to temptation, he's already won the victory. ✝️ And then he took it even further – all the way to the cross, where he died to forgive your sins. Contributor Rev. Harrison Goodman is the Higher Things Content Executive. #higherthings #lcms #lutheran #lent If you have questions or topics that you'd like discussed on Higher Things, email them to [email protected] Subscribe to our channel to get notifications when we go live:    / @htgospel4all   To support the work of Higher Things®, visit https://higherthings.org/morehi/giving/ For more information about Higher Things, go to http://higherthings.org ------ Join the conversation on Social Media:   / higherthings     / higherthings     / higherthings