Now we're looking at Luke chapter
4. I'm going to take a look at verse
1 down through verse 13 of Luke chapter 4. And this is a very
familiar portion of Scripture that's given to us in Matthew,
Mark, and Luke. And I'm entitling the message
from this portion of Scripture what it's about. It's about the
Lord Jesus Christ being tempted of Satan. the temptation of the
Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ as a real
man, the God-man mediator, God manifest in the flesh, but let
us never forget He had real humanity apart from sin. The Lord Jesus
Christ was tempted and tested in all points like as we are,
yet, the scripture says, without sin. Thank God he had no sin,
knew no sin, and he did no sin. But also we thank God for this,
God made him sin for us at Calvary that we might be made the righteousness
of God in him. The temptation the Lord Jesus
Christ received being led of God, God the Holy Spirit, into
the wilderness after his baptism, verse 2, being forty days tempted,
tempted of the one who was called the devil, the devil. The temptation the Lord Jesus
Christ had were real. And they came at the hand of
the accuser of the brethren, he's called in Scripture, They
came at the hand of the prince of this world, as he is called,
and they came at the hand of the one who is called the God
of this world. The devil tempted our blessed
Redeemer 40 days and was defeated. And finally at the cross of Calvary,
the Lord Jesus Christ crushed his Dominion crushed his head
and in that the scripture promise was fulfilled from Genesis chapter
3 remember I will put enmity between thee and the woman Between
thy seed and her seed it shall bruise thy head and thou shalt
bruise his heel His humanity was bruised. He was wounded for
our transgression and bruised for our iniquity But the dominion
of Satan was crushed the dominion of sin was crushed where the
first Adam failed in the garden when he was tempted of Satan.
He failed, didn't he? Adam sinned against God. Adam
failed. Thank God the second Adam, who
is the second Adam? The Lord Jesus Christ. The second
Adam did not fail in any point at any time. The prince of this
world, Satan as he's called, was totally defeated by the one
who was called Prince of Peace. He's the Prince of Peace. We
have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. The God of
this world, as Satan is called in Scripture, was conquered by
the God of Gods, the King of Kings, the Lord Jesus Christ. Aren't you glad that He has won
the victory for us? That He endured the assault of
Satan? It was ugly, vicious, mean. tempted,
tested, tried. Was it real? Yes, it was. The Lord Jesus Christ, when Christ
accomplished our salvation, at Calvary's cross by shedding his
blood at the same time he defeated Satan's dominion. He conquered
sin, overcame death, honored the law of God for us, and brought
in for us everlasting righteousness. Thanks be unto God who has given
us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Now hold your place
there in Luke. And find Hebrews chapter 2, we
can read about this. For by one man's disobedience
many were made sinners, so by the obedience of another shall
many be made righteous, Romans 5.19. But look at Hebrews chapter
2 verse 14. For as much then as the children
are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took
part of the same, that through death he might destroy him, that
is the devil, destroy him that had power of death. That power
of death is sin. Who introduced sin? Satan, that
is the devil. He, the Lord Jesus Christ at
Calvary, destroyed him that had power of death, that is he put
away sin, and delivered them. He destroyed him and delivered
them. You see what was going on there
at the cross? And delivered them who through
fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. Now the first event, look back
at Luke chapter 4, the first event recorded in our Lord's
history after his baptism was his temptation by the devil.
For a season of high honor and glory, After his baptism, he
passed immediately into a season of conflict and suffering where
he was brutally assaulted by Satan himself. Notice, if you
will, back in Luke chapter 3. The Father speaks from heaven
and he says in Luke chapter 3 verse 22, the Holy Ghost descended
in a bodily shape like a dove and a voice came from heaven
which said, Thou art my beloved Son, Thou art my well-beloved
Son, in whom I am well-pleased. That's what God thinks of Christ,
well-pleased. And we are accepted in the Beloved,
the Lord Jesus Christ. What were the next words we hear
in the way of sneering and a scornful suggestion by Satan himself? Look at Luke chapter 4 verse
3, "...if thou be the Son of God." This is my beloved Son,
God says, in whom I am well pleased. And then Satan says, "...if thou
be the Son of God, command this stone that it may be made bread." Again, if you look in the same
chapter in Luke chapter 4 verse 9, when he brought him to Jerusalem
and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him,
If thou be the Son of God, God said, this is my well-beloved
son in whom I'm well pleased. And then Satan turns around and
assaults him immediately after his baptism and said, if you
are the one who you say that you are. The Lord of glory, my
friend, was not without affliction, was he? He's called in Isaiah
53, he's called a man of sorrow and acquainted with grief. He
was not a man without affliction, without sorrow, without heartache. He was tempted in all points
like as we are, yet he had no sin. God the Father only had
one Son with no original or actual sin. but none without sorrow. Can you expect a life as a believer
without heartache and sorrow? No, sir. In this life, the Lord
said, but here's our hope. We have affliction, we have heartache,
we have sorrow. We've all experienced that, haven't
we? We've all experienced that. Sickness in our family. Mary
was telling me about her brother this morning on his deathbed. And we weep with you. We're mindful
of the frailties of this flesh. We all have affliction, heartache,
sickness, pain, and trouble. But my friend, every believer
can be of good cheer. Our Lord said this, In this life
you shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer. I've overcome. I have overcome. The Lord has
promised to never leave us. He's promised to never forsake
us. If you turn back to Hebrews chapter
2 again, Hebrews chapter 2 again, I want you to read this with
your own eyes. I could quote it to you or read
it to you. But if you turn and find it and
look at it, Hebrews chapter 2, Verse 17 and 18, Wherefore in
all things it behooved him to be made like unto his brethren,
that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things
pertaining to God, to make reconciliation, atonement for the sins of the
people. For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted."
Was his temptation real? Was he assaulted by Satan actually? Yes, viciously. For in that he
himself has suffered being tempted, he is able to succor them." What
does that word succor mean? It means to help, aid, sustain,
assist them that are tempted. Do you know anything about temptation?
All of us do. We all have these afflictions
in the flesh, don't we? Now, what can we learn? from
the Lord being tempted and gaining the victory over the devil. What can we learn? What can we
take home from this? What would I have you to know
and learn from the Lord being tempted and assaulted of Satan? Lesson number one. We too will
have these same afflictions and temptations. And they come at
the hand of the one who is called... We have one that accuses us.
He's called the accuser of the brethren. When he came and tempted
the Lord Jesus Christ, that is Satan, he found no corruption
in the Lord Jesus Christ to stir up or to provoke him to sin against
God, did he? There was no corruption in him.
He had not the fallen humanity that we have. It says in John
chapter 14 verse 30, that Satan has come and the Lord said, he's
found nothing in me. When Satan came to afflict him
and to tempt him, he found nothing in him that he could stir up
into activity to cause him to sin. The Lord Jesus Christ is
the impeccable Savior. He is the impeccable Savior.
But that's not the case with us. I have a fallen sinful nature,
wretched fallen nature. There is much in our flesh in
this old rotten Adam nature that is still subject to Satan's influence
and temptation that would draw us and tempt us and cause us
to sin. When he would assault us, he
finds much in us that he might stir up to cause us to be angry. Let it never surprise us when
we are tempted by the devil. Let us rather expect it will
come. Now, the Lord Jesus Christ called
Satan a murderer. He calls him a liar, and that
murderer and liar who vexed Job, used Judas, overthrew David,
and badgered Peter is not completely out of business. Now, he's under
the dominion and control of God Almighty, but he's not completely
out of business. That's why the Scriptures warn
us to beware of Satan's devices. He's the master deceiver. He is the master liar. The Apostle Paul warns us in
2 Corinthians 2. He said, let us forgive one another
and love one another, lest Satan should get an advantage of us.
Let us not be ignorant of his devices. And then James tells
us this in James chapter 4 verse 7, resist the devil. Resisting,
how are you going to do that? Only in Christ, only by His grace
and He will flee you. Now if you turn back to the reason
I read Ephesians chapter 6, that's why we have these instructions
about being when we are tempted and when we are assaulted of
Satan, what are we to do? Give in? No, sir. Put on the whole armor of God,
Ephesians 6, 11, that you may be able to stand against the
wiles of the devil. You're not going to stand in
yourself. Stand in Christ. For we wrestle not against flesh
and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against rulers
of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high
places. Wherefore take unto you the whole
armor of God, that ye may be able to stand in that evil day,
and having done all, to stand." What are we to do? Stand. How? In Christ. Stand therefore, having
your loins girt about with the truth, the word of truth. Did
you notice every time Satan came to assault the Lord Jesus Christ,
what did the Lord Jesus Christ use to rebuke him? His word. His Word three times. Stand therefore,
having your loins girded about with truth, having on the breastplate
of righteousness, that's Christ our righteousness, the Lord our
righteousness, and your feet shod with the preparation of
the gospel of peace, the Lord Jesus Christ made peace for us
with His own blood. Above all, taking the shield
of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery
darts You see, these temptations still go on. He's still shooting
darts at us, all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet
of salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word
of God. Stand therefore, take the whole
armor of God. When the messenger of Satan came
to Buffet Paul, the Apostle Paul, you remember what the Lord said
unto him? My grace is sufficient for thee. My strength is made
perfect in weakness. The Lord Jesus Christ will not
leave us to ourselves. He ever lives to intercede for
us and to undertake for us. I'll give you a good example
of this. Right here in the book of Luke. Look at Luke chapter
22. Luke chapter 22. Luke 22 verse 31. The Lord says
to Simon Peter, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired
to have you, that he may sift you like wheat. But thank God, but there's that
word again, B-U-T, I prayed for thee that your faith fail not. When thou art converted, strengthen
the brethren. You see, the Lord Jesus Christ,
he ever lived to intercede for us. Yes, we will have temptation. Yes, we will have affliction.
Yes, we will have sorrow. And yes, we will be tempted of
Satan, but God will never leave us alone. He ever lives to intercede
for us. Now, let me tell you, and have
you turn to one other scripture, find 1 Peter, 1 Peter chapter
5. Satan is called a roaring lion,
seeking whom he may devour, but he cannot devour God's sheep. Can he? No, sir. Turn to 1 Peter
chapter 5. Verse 6, humble yourselves therefore
under the mighty hand of God that he may exalt you in due
time, casting all your care upon him
for he careth for you. Now be sober, that is to be serious
minded, be vigilant because your adversary, you have an adversary. The devil, as a roaring lion,
walketh about, seeketh whom he may devour, whom resists steadfast
in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished
in your brethren that are in the world." Afflictions! Preacher,
do you have afflictions? All the time. All the time. Look at verse 10. Here's our
hope. The God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal
glory by Christ Jesus, after that you have suffered a while.
You see, these are just light afflictions, but for a moment,
make you perfect, establish you, and strengthen you, and settle
you. Trials don't produce faith, but
they do reveal faith, to whom be glory and dominion forever
and ever. Amen. The God of all grace. The
God of all grace will sustain you. Satan, he cannot devour
believers, he can buffet us, he can harass us, he can badger
us, but he cannot consume us. He cannot dominate us because
we're under the dominion of the Lord Jesus Christ. Now look back
at Luke chapter 4. Here's the second thing. Satan
attacked the Lord Jesus Christ in the three areas of our humanity
that are so subject to temptation and weakness. What are those
three areas that we are so subject to being tempted and afflicted
by Satan? Well, we don't have to guess
about that. Hold your place here in Luke chapter 4 and then turn
to 1 John chapter 2. 1 John chapter 2. We don't have to guess about
this. These three areas that the Lord Jesus Christ, where
Satan assaulted Him, are the three things that are mentioned
here in 1 John chapter 2, look at verse 16. Remember this from
our Bible study. For all that is in the world,
the lust of the flesh, they're number one. The lust of the eyes,
number two. Number three, the pride of life. The pride of life. Pride goes
before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall. Now listen
to this scripture. In Genesis 3 verse 6, Adam, when
he was assaulted of Satan, failed, didn't he? He sinned against
God. Listen to this scripture. When
the woman saw that the tree was good for food, The lust of the
flesh. She failed, didn't she? Secondly,
secondly, and it was pleasant to the eyes. The lust of the
eyes. You see, where Satan attacked
Adam and Eve, it's the same place where he attacked the Lord Jesus
Christ. Adam failed, but the second man, the second Adam did
not fail. And the tree to be desired to
make one wise. What is that? The pride of life. Now thank God, even though Adam
did fail, by one man's disobedience many were made sinners. And Adam
all died and Adam all sinned. Thank God in the Lord Jesus Christ
by his obedience we are made righteous and justified in him
for it says in Isaiah 42 that he cannot fail. We have one who
is the captain of our salvation who has won every victory. He
has won the victory over sin, over death, over hell, and over
the grave. Now, let's look at those three
things you have given us in Luke chapter 4. The lust of the eyes,
which is nothing more than unbelief. In Luke chapter 4, Luke verse
3, the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command
this stone that it be made bread. Turn that rock into a loaf of
bread. And the Lord said unto him, you
remember now, the Lord had eaten for 40 days. He was, it says
there, he was hungered. And the Lord answered him saying,
It is written, that man shall not live by bread alone, but
rather he lives by every word of God, and that is given from
Deuteronomy chapter 8 verse 3, and he's talking there about
every word of God is the decree of God. We live by the decree
of Almighty God. Now the Lord's hunger was real.
Forty days, no food. Remember, he was doing what God
the Holy Spirit led him to do, being led by the Spirit into
the wilderness. Satan tried to get the blessed
Savior to live not by faith, but rather by sight. tempted
and tried him to distrust the Father's care, cast doubt upon
him. If you were the Son of God, you
wouldn't be hungry. If you were the Son of God, you
would not have these problems. If you really were God the Son,
The Lord Jesus Christ was really tempted, but the Lord refused
to live by sight, refused to satisfy the lust of the eyes,
refused to live by carnal reason. He was determined to live by
faith. Faith. Trusting the Lord God. Trusting
His Father who promised to provide all things for us. Remember Genesis chapter 22 where
the Lord is called Jehovah-Jireh. The Lord will provide and only
that God has provided will He accept. My God shall supply all
your need according to His riches in glory through the Lord Jesus
Christ. tempted to live by sight and
not by faith. The Lord Jesus Christ has provided
all things for us and we can rightly trust His care. We can rightly and justly trust
His care at all times. He has generously and eternally
blessed us with all spiritual blessings. Job, I like this,
what Job said, "'Though He slay me, yet I will trust Him.'" You
see, we don't live just in the flesh. We don't live by the energy
of the flesh, the strength of the flesh. We live by looking
to Christ, by faith that's God-given in the Lord Jesus Christ. And
here's the lesson. May God help us. Enable us to
live by faith, trusting our Father's wise and sovereign providential
care, not to walk after the lust of the eyes, which is nothing
more than unbelief, but trusting Him at all times, knowing that
all things work together for good to them who love God, to
them who are called according to God's purpose. Lord, I do
believe. The just shall live by faith.
But I can say this too, Lord help my unbelief. I find so much
unbelief in my wicked heart. There's the first thing. Now
here's the second one. The next temptation that Satan
brought against the Lord Jesus has to do with the lust of the
flesh. Look at verse 5. The devil taking him up into
a high mountain. Now, obviously, the devil does
not do anything without God's permission. The devil is God's
devil. The Lord Jesus Christ submitted
to this temptation. He brought him up into a high
mountain, showed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in
a moment. Now, how this took place, I don't know. Some kind
of vision or somehow. And the devil said unto him all...
Now, you can see he is a liar. Now, you look at verse 6 carefully.
And the devil said, this is the devil speaking to the one who
is God Almighty, the Lord Jesus, and he says, All this power will
I give thee, and the glory of all these kingdoms, for that
is delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it. He thinks he's the sovereign.
He acts like God, doesn't he? You remember Isaiah 14, where
he said, I will be exalted above the heavens, I will be this,
I will be that, I will be like the Most High God. Remember?
Isaiah 14, God said, no you won't. No you won't. But you see, the
devil is not only a deceiver, he himself is deceived. If thou
wilt worship me, all shall be thine." Now wait a minute, who's
he talking to? The Lord Jesus Christ has all
power, has all dominion, all things already belong to Him.
The Lord said in answer to him, get out of my way, you get behind
me, Satan. You are my enemy, you are my
adversary, for it is written, thou shalt worship the Lord thy
God, and Him only. Deuteronomy 6, verse 13, Him
only shalt thou serve. The temptation has to do with
here the lust of the flesh, doesn't it? Gaining fame or fortune by
ungodly means, seeking power and prominence by worldly means
at the expense of just compromise, just worship me. What a compromise. Can we do that? No way. Satan is a notable liar, isn't
he? He's not only a liar, he's deceived. He is a deceiver, but
he is deceived as well. The Lord Jesus Christ called
him the father of lies. Satan has no real power to give,
no glory to give. He acts as though he's the sovereign
over the world, and he seeks To tempt the Lord
Jesus Christ in a way of the lust of the flesh, he's promised
to give what is not his. These things are not his, and
yet he thinks he has power to give these things. The Lord Jesus
Christ called Satan. He said, you are of your father,
speaking to those Pharisees, the devil. You are of your father,
the devil, and the lust of your father will you do. He was a
murderer from the beginning, a bow not in the truth, because
there's no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh
of his own, for he is a liar. and the Father of it. The kingdoms
are not His to give. The glory, He has no glory to
give. He has nothing to give, only
to take. How foolish is Satan! The world
already belongs to the Lord Jesus Christ. He already has all power,
glory, and dominion. He made all things by the word
of His power. He sustains all things in this
world by His power. He owns all things. Satan has
nothing. to give, but death and dishonor. Don't be fooled by his temptation. Don't give in to the lust of
your flesh to compromise. Let us never compromise the gospel
to satisfy the flesh. Next time that conversation comes
up at school or at work, who is God? We are tempted maybe
to be silent or tempted maybe not to ruffle any feathers. Let us take a stand and never
compromise. Let us never compromise the gospel
to satisfy the flesh. Let us always seek to worship
and honor the true living God in the Lord Jesus Christ, in
the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Let us always seek to
worship the Lord our God for He alone is worthy of it. Satan parades as an angel of
light, as it says in 2 Corinthians chapter 11. Turn over and let's
read that one more time. But he's a promoter of darkness.
His ministers are called. 2 Corinthians 11. 2 Corinthians
11, I believe it is. Yes, this is it. 2 Corinthians
11 verse 13. Listen to what Satan is called
and his ministers are called. This is 2 Corinthians 11 verse
13. For such are false apostles,
their deceitful workers, transforming themselves, they call themselves
apostles of crime, and no marvel, for Satan himself is transformed
into an angel of light. He doesn't come with a pitchfork
and a tail and two horns dressed up in a red suit. Most of his
ministers stand behind a pulpit and tell you to do things to
save yourself rather than looking to the Lord Jesus Christ. No
marvel, for Satan himself is transformed to an angel of light
and their message is this, therefore it's no great thing if his ministers
also be transformed as ministers of righteousness. Be the best
person you can, just be moral as you can, be sweet and happy
and everything will be alright. It ain't gonna be alright. God requires a perfect justifying
righteousness and that's had only in the Lord Jesus Christ. Those who go about to establish
a righteousness of their own shall hear Him say, depart from
Me, I never knew you. whose end shall be according
to their deeds. The wages of sin is death. Let us beware of the lust of
the flesh, and let us never, never, ever consider compromise. Let us always stand for the gospel
truth, and never compromise the word. Rather, let us contend
for the faith once delivered unto the saints. Now here's the
third area. where Satan tempts the Lord Jesus
Christ, found in Luke chapter 4 verse 9, and he brought him
to Jerusalem. Jerusalem was the place of the
temple, and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple, a high
place in the temple. And again, the Lord permits this
to happen, submits to his temptation to help us. And said unto him,
If thou be the Son of God, you just throw yourself off this
high place and just fly like a bird. Just fly like a bird. Now, could have the Lord done
this? Yes. But remember, He's a real man. And he must honor the law of
God as a real man to establish a justifying righteousness for
him. You know, you read in scripture
how many miracles he performed to relieve the suffering of others?
He never one time ever performed a miracle to relieve his own
sufferings. You see, he must be tempted and
tested as a real man and to honor God as a real man. If thou be
the Son of God, cast thyself down and just impress everybody
in those temple grounds. There's that man from Nazareth,
Jesus. He's up there flying around.
Wouldn't they be impressed? You see the temptation here,
the pride of life. Pride, pride. And we are so subject
to pride. To pride. For it is written.
Now, here, look what Satan does here. He quotes Scripture. Did
you see this in verse 10? For it is written, He shall give
His angels charge over thee to keep thee. That's Psalm 91 verse
11 and 12. And in thy hand they shall bear
thee up, the angels shall bear thee up, lest at any time you
dash your foot against a stone. And the Lord said, it is written,
Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Thank God. that the Lord Jesus Christ didn't
succumb to the pride of life. Satan was urging the Lord to
act in a reckless manner, wasn't he? In a daring presumption,
presumptuous. He takes him to the pinnacle,
the high place of the temple and suggests that he cast himself
down and by doing so give public proof that he was one sin of
God. Satan even quotes Psalm 91 and twists and misuses and
abuses the scripture to promote his own agenda, his own lies
just as he did in the garden with Adam and Eve, you remember?
You shall not surely die, for God hath said, what did God say? In the day you eat, you will
die. Oh, you'll not surely die, but
you'll be like God. It was a lie, wasn't it? Satan
still uses the same tactics today with carnal and fleshly men.
One method, one of Satan's favorite methods he uses, One of Satan's
favorite weapons he uses is, thus saith the Lord, be careful,
be careful. Again, the Lord rebukes him with
the word of truth found in Deuteronomy 6. Thou shalt not tempt the Lord
thy God. Thanks be unto the Lord that
he did not yield to any of the assaults of the wicked one and
his obedience Unto God, even the obedience unto death, is
our righteousness that's given unto us. The Lord of glory must
obey the Father's will. His glory was far more important
for Him than the fickle approval of men by jumping off a building
and being unhurt and showing off. Thank God we have a Redeemer
and a Savior who could not and would not yield to Satan upon
any matter in any way, but always went about seeking the Lord's
will and His glory. This is the Redeemer that we
have, the One that cannot fail, the One that put away sin by
the sacrifice of Himself, the One who finished the work of
salvation for us. The Lord Jesus Christ is the
very Savior that we need, and that we have. He is our great
high priest. For in that he himself has suffered
being tempted, he is able to succor them that are tempted. He is our strength. He is our help. Now, a couple of thoughts here in closing.
A couple of thoughts here. What can we learn? Let us beware
of the temptations of Satan. They are real and they are dangerous. Let us never presume that we're
not a target of Satan. Your presumption is a dangerous
thing. Well, I just presumed that gun
was unloaded, but I shot my friend. You presumed it was unloaded? You better be sure that it's
not loaded before you start fooling around. You see, presumption
is dangerous, isn't it? It is too when we talk about
presuming in spiritual things. The acts that Satan suggests
and the motive and thoughts that Satan would suggest to us are
often in appearance trifling and unimportant. But the principle
involved in these little acts, we may be sure, is nothing short
of rebellion against God. Let us not be ignorant of His
devices. The lust of the flesh, the lust
of the eyes, and the pride of life. The second thing is this.
Let us learn this valuable lesson. Make much of the Word of God. Did you notice every time that
Satan came after the Lord Jesus Christ? He didn't, the Lord Jesus
Christ, didn't run back to an experience, did he? He had just
been baptized. by John the prophet of God. He
had just heard the voice from heaven speak, and yet when Satan
came to assault him, he didn't run to an experience or to his
baptism. He said, thus saith the Lord."
My friend, the point is this, you cannot make too much of the
Word of God. Read it and study it. Do you
remember what we read in Ephesians chapter 6? Take the helmet of
salvation and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of
God. Now one last thought. Take this
home with you. One last thought. Look back at
Luke chapter 4 verse 13. And when the devil had ended
his temptations, he departed from him for a little while. A little while. Now, I want you
to look at this scripture with me, and this will bless you,
it will help you. Turn to Matthew chapter 4. This is the same account
of this same temptation, but Matthew here gives us a little
more information. Matthew chapter 4 verse 11. You
got it? Matthew chapter 4 verse 11. The
devil leaveth him, and behold, and behold, came and ministered to him."
Now, why is that significant? Well, it says over in the book
of Hebrews that the angels are ministering spirit sent forth
to minister to them who are the heirs of salvation. The angels
of God do hover about His elect and they do hedge us about. You
remember what Satan said To God, concerning Job, you put a hedge
around him. I can't get him. God does hedge
us about. And the angels of God, according
to the command of God, they do minister unto His people who
are the heirs of salvation. Well, I pray the Lord will bless
that study. Bless His Word to your heart.