Tempted: What's at Stake
Ashwin Ramani
January 26, 2020
The story of Jesus baptism and temptations go hand in hand. At His baptism, the Holy Spirit came on Jesus and He heard words of affirmation from God the Father. The next moment the same Spirit leads Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil. A major confrontation takes place in the wilderness and a lot was at stake! Until this moment, the human race had lived in defeat and bondage to the enemy. Now for the very first time, we have a son of Adam raising up an effective defense that counters the schemes of the Devil.