![]() They can carry what they need on the inside. They are both suited for these conditions because they can store water. One of the few animals that is able to do so is the camel. One of the few plants that is able to not only survive, but thrive, in harsh wilderness conditions is the cactus. He did not lose anything, but instead gained power through the Spirit, because of His wilderness experience. He was not empty He was still filled the Spirit. Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the spirit’s power…” Jesus was not depleted when He left the wilderness. Luke 4:13-14 says, “When the devil had finished tempting Jesus, he left Him until the next opportunity came. It sustained Him until the day of completion, until the day when He fulfilled the purpose He had been led into the wilderness for. ![]() When Scripture says the fasting had ended, it uses the Greek world synteléō, which means “to end together or at the same time.” The Spirit did not leave Him or forsake Him during those forty days. That’s what sustained Him and satisfied Him for those forty days. He was filled with the Spirit, and that’s what He drew from for His nourishment. He was not hungry while He was fasting, because He was filled with something other than food. It does not say He was hungry while He was fasting, but after the fasting had ended. It’s important to note that it says He became hungry. He ate nothing at all during this time, and Scripture says He became very hungry. In the wilderness, Jesus fasted for forty days. Knowing this, believing this, and trusting this is the key to our survival. No matter how lonely and desolate it feels, we are not alone in the wilderness. When the Spirit leads us into wilderness seasons, He does not lead us where He has not already gone before. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – Three in One – went into the wilderness to fight for us. The Spirit had just descended on Him like a dove. The word ágō means “to lead by laying hold of, to lead by accompanying, to lead with one’s self, or to attach ones self as an attendant.” Jesus being full of the Spirit when He was led into the wilderness was God’s way of attaching Himself and laying hold of Jesus as He began His earthly ministry. When Scripture says Jesus was “led” it uses the Greek word “ágō” which means “to lead, or to take with one.” He doesn’t lead us into the wilderness alone, He goes with us. We are susceptible in times of strength, because it is in our times of strength, when we are most full of the Spirit, that we pose the greatest threat to Satan and to his plans. This is important to note because our times of greatest spiritual strength will be the times we are most vulnerable to attack from the enemy. He led Him at just the right time, when He was full of the Spirit, because the Spirit would be His strength. After Jesus made his public confession, the first thing God did to prepare Him for public ministry was lead him into the wilderness. ![]() First, that the wilderness came after the baptism. This is an important detail of Scripture. Jesus ate nothing all that time and became very hungry.”Īfter his baptism, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness. He was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where He was tempted by the devil for forty days. “Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordon River. ![]()
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