Joel M Bradshaw

10Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’”

11Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.–Matthew 4

1. Some people like to picture Jesus vs. Satan like an equal fight.
2. But even though Satan attacks Jesus with temptation, none of the
   “punches” hit.
3. Satan is simply not Jesus’ equal or even in Jesus’ category.
4. The first point of the temptation passage is to show that Jesus was tempted to compromise His purpose and ministry and He did not.
5. The second point of this passage is to show that Jesus clearly is God.
6. All of our temptation are at their core a compromise, so we look to Jesus for strength and identity.
7. Temptations provide an opportunity to trust Jesus to lead us. He is able to command Satan in a way we are not. He is the one to depend upon during times of struggle.–JMB