And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan… -Mark 1:13

Ah! let us spend five minutes in remembering Jesus. Let us remember Him in His baptism, when descending into the waters of Jordan, a voice was heard, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” Let us remember Him in the wilderness, whither He went straight from His immersion. Forty days that He fasted, He was an hungered, when in the extremity of His weakness there came the evil spirit. Perhaps he had veiled his demon royalty in the form of some aged pilgrim, and taking up a stone, said, “Way-worn pilgrim, if thou be the Son of God command this stone to be made bread.” Methinks I see him, with his cunning smile, and his malicious leer, as he held the stone, and said, “If,”-blasphemous if,-“If Thou be the Son of God, command that this stone shall become a meal for me and Thee, for both of us are hungry, and it will be an act of mercy; Thou canst do it easily; speak the word, and it shall be like the bread of heaven; we will feed upon it, and Thou and I will be friends for ever.” But Jesus said-and O how sweetly did He say it-“Man shall not live by bread alone.” Oh! how wonderfully did Christ fight the tempter! Never was there such a battle as that. It was a duel foot to foot-a single-handed combat-when the champion lion of the pit, and the mighty Lion of the tribe of Judah, fought together. Splendid sight! Angels stood around to gaze upon the spectacle, just as men of old did sit to see the tournament of noted warriors. There Satan gathered up his strength; here Apollyon concentrated all his satanic power, that in this giant wrestle he might overthrow the Seed of the woman. But Jesus was more than a match for him; in the wrestling He gave him a deadly fall, and came off more than a conqueror. Lamb of God! I will remember Thy desert strivings, when next I combat with Satan. When next I have a conflict with roaring Diabolus, I will look to Him who conquered once for all, and broke the dragon’s head with His mighty blows. ~C.H. Spurgeon

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