The Wisdom of Godbe the Master over the devil. Even in the first recorded
encounter Jesus had with the devil, Jesus proved
Himself to be triumphant over Satan.
Jesus' Defeat of Satan
The first recorded encounter Jesus had with the
devil occurred after Jesus was baptized by John in the
Jordan River. Right after Jesus was baptized, the
Scripture says, "Then was Jesus led up OF THE [Holy]
SPIRIT into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil"
(Matt. 4:1). Many times people have the idea that the
Holy Spirit only leads us into good, easy places, where
the going is never hard. But that's not always true. As
we grow and mature in Christ, we find out that
sometimes it's in the hard places where we grow the
most in God.
Jesus was led by the Spirit of God into the
wilderness to be tempted by the devil. But, thank God,
even in His temptation, Jesus proved Himself to be
Master over the devil. Jesus overcame Satan in this
encounter with the Word of God. Three times Jesus
overcame Satan with the words, "It is written" (Matt.
4:4,7,10; Luke 4:4,8,12). Jesus didn't do "battle" with
Satan; He simply stood His ground and overcame Satan
with the Word alone.
In Jesus' earth walk, from the day of His temptation
when He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness to be
tempted of the devil, until the day Jesus willingly
surrendered Himself to the will of God on the Cross—
He defeated Satan in every encounter.
Jesus' complete and total victory over Satan is
clearly shown throughout the Word of God.
HEBREWS 2:14