Temptation of Jesus

Before Jesus started his ministry of telling the world who he was and performing  lots of miracles, he went out into the wilderness to be alone and pray for 40 days. He also chose not to eat for 40 days so imagine how hungry he must have been! While he was in the wilderness, Satan appeared and started tempting him in different ways. Satan was taunting him saying things like, “Hey Jesus, if you’re really God, then turn this rock into bread so you can eat it.” or “Hey Jesus, if you’re so powerful, why don’t you jump off this ledge. If you’re God, you’ll be able to fly because angels will protect you.” Well, Jesus knew what Satan was trying to do. He was trying to distract Jesus from preparing for his ministry of saving the world from sin. But, Jesus wasn’t fooled. In fact, every time Satan tempted Jesus, Jesus would quote a verse from the Bible to tell Satan to go away. We can fight temptation in our lives, too, by remembering what the Bible says and obeying it.