Jesus is Tempted – Picture

After Jesus was baptized, he went out into the desert to pray. He stayed there a long time and got very hungry. He had not eaten anything because He was trying to listen to God and do what he said. I’m sure that his tummy must have been rumbling from hunger!

Suddenly, the devil came along and said to Jesus, “There is no reason for you to be hungry. If you are the Son of God, you could take one of these stones and turn it into bread.” Jesus was hungry, it must have been tempting, but he did not listen to the devil. He knew that the devil was trying to get Him to do something wrong. Instead, Jesus answered the devil with Scripture. He said, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'”

 

Next, the devil took Jesus to the holy city up to the highest part of the temple. “If you are the Son of God, jump off of here and God will send his angels to save you.” Jesus knew that it was wrong to test God, so he answered the devil saying, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'”

Finally, the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain. He showed Jesus all the world below. “All of this can be yours. I will give it to you if you will bow down and worship me.” Jesus answered, “Go away from me Satan! It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'”

 

Three times the devil tempted Jesus and tried to get him to sin. Did He? NO! Jesus did the right thing each time. He remembered what the Scriptures said and it helped him to resist the devil’s temptation