Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Matthew 4:1-11
by: Jo Anne Kandel.
As we have seen in the above passages from Isaiah and the Psalms, the arrival of Jesus was foretold, proclaimed and confirmed. However, even the Son of God was not yet ready for ministry. Like a raw Army recruit preparing to go to war, he needed to be rigorously tested first. In our own Christian lives it often seems like spiritual highs are often followed by times of severe testing. It should help us to remember that Jesus went through the same struggles that we do and that he walks with us on our way.