No Turning Back

“When you delay your battles, you also delay your rewards.”

As soon as Jesus was baptized, He was destined to face His enemy. This is what the bible says:

“He was LED up by the Spirit of God into the Wilderness to be tempted by the devil” – Matt. 4:1

“And immediately the Spirit IMPELLED Him to go into the Wilderness” – Mark 1:12

“And Jesus full of the Holy Spirit. . .was LED by the Spirit into the Wilderness” – Luke 4:1

The devil did not try to find Jesus, rather Jesus took the initiative and faced His enemy head on.

When we are faced with a fearful thought or a fearful decision, we often choose to go the route of avoidance. Many of us would see the Wilderness as a place to avoid, but Jesus saw it as a means to an end. Jesus knew that by avoiding the Wilderness, He would also forfeit any rewards from the Father.

Furthermore, Jesus’ battle with the devil helped to prepare Him for the ministry and His life of service. A bible college education can be helpful; a seminary education can prove to be fruitful; but nothing, I mean NOTHING can ever prepare us more for the assignments God has in store for each of us than the personal battles we all must face.