The same Jesus has filled you, called you, anointed you, and sent you the Holy Spirit – even if now it feels like you are in the wilderness. Remember that Adam failed in a beautiful garden and Jesus was victorious in a barren wilderness. You don’t need circumstances on your side you need God’s victory, and it is found in Jesus Christ. Don’t be afraid of the circumstances if God is for you, who can be against you? Jesus was led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil (Matt. So, in the challenges you face right now – if the Holy Spirit has led or even driven you to them, then God will use them for good. Then, the heavens were opened now it seemed that hell was open wide. Then, the water of baptism now the fire of temptation. Then, the voice of the Father calling Him “Beloved Son” now the hiss of Satan the tempter. Then, the Spirit rested like a dove now the Spirit drove Him into the wilderness. Then, the big crowds now solitude and silence. Then, the cool waters of the Jordan now the barren wilderness. This was a remarkable contrast between the “then” connected to the glory of Jesus’ baptism and the “now” of His challenge in the wilderness. Matthew 4:1 reminds us that the Holy Spirit has a purpose even in the challenges we face. For some reason, I sometimes think that if I’m really led by the Spirit, life will be a constant progress from one happy experience to another. What would occur in that wildernesslikely the Judean desertover the next 40 days would have eternal ramifications. After He was baptized, Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil (Matthew 4:1).
Just remember that the Holy Spirit made lead us to uncomfortable places with many challenges. Jesus would especially need it for what He would experience next. The Gospel of Mark says it even stronger, saying that the Holy Spirit “drove” Jesus to the wilderness.Īs servants of the Lord, we all want to be led by the Holy Spirit. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered. Immediately after Jesus identified with sinful humanity through His baptism, the Holy Spirit then led Him to the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness Dear Pastor, Preacher, or Bible Teacher –ĭo you remember this event from the life of Jesus?
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