Christ Our Example in Temptation
CHRIST is our example in temptation. Man has no conception of his need of Christ until this truth is made apparent. Much is said of Christ's dying, and rightly, too, but more should be said of Christ's living. Christ in the wilderness, without company, without food, surrounded by wild beasts, alone, unattended, and apparently unthought of, after the heavenly recognition had been received, bearing himself so wisely, prudently, with such fidelity to truth and to his mission, is a greater mystery than Christ on Calvary, notwithstanding the hate of men, the malice of devils, and the withdrawal of the presence of the Father.