Matt4:1
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. 2 For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry.
The following verses reveal 3 confrontations that Jesus has with Satan who is trying to coax him away from his trust in the Father. The first act of the Spirit in Jesus ministry was to lead Him into the wilderness and expose him to Satan's testings. Under the Spirits leading Jesus prepared for this test by fasting. At this point so much hangs in the balance, if Jesus yields to one of the enemies schemes than the whole plan of salvation for mankind is over, and to think that God led him there. I love what John Piper in his book A Hunger For God says,"Jesus began his ministry with fasting and triumphed over his enemy with fasting and our salvation was accomplished through perseverance and fasting".
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