“The ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.”
-JOHN 14:30
The
temptations of Christ were not random attempts to trick Him into making
a mistake, but were part of a calculated effort to destroy or
disqualify Him by any means necessary. From that time on the adversary
determined that a direct assault against the Lord Jesus was a pointless
waste of time. Why? Because He was so selfless!
You
cannot tempt a man who seeks nothing for himself.
He wanted nothing and desired nothing but what was given to Him from
Above. With Jesus the only option was to destroy Him through the evil
intentions of other people. Even in this the Lord Jesus merely passed
through crowds who sought to stone Him. He was untouchable and
unkillable. Eventually He submitted Himself to betrayal and crucifixion;
but even in this He overcame death and rose up in victory. Never before
or since has any man so thoroughly routed his enemy. The devil had
finally met his
match.
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