"THEN JESUS was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After fast ing forty days and forty nights , he was hungry." At each stage of His increasing hunger He makes an increased commitment to God.
"I want You more than physical comfort."
"I want You more than physical food."
"I want You more than cessation of extreme pain and imminent death."
Now He can face the devil with credibility because there is nothing In Him the devil can claim. "It is written, 'Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and Him only shalt thou serve." And the devil left Him.
After our baptism, after receiving the affirmation of God from the book, "This is my beloved s on or daughter," after receiving the Holy Spirit, the world asks, "What will you take for it? "As the temptations to sin increase we also must increase our commitment.
I will give forgiveness, I will keep God.
I will give money, kindness, and love. I will keep God.
I will give up sin. I will keep God.
I will keep God. I will be kept by God unto everlasting life.