Matthew 4:8-10
Again, the devil took Him(Jesus) up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And He said to Him, "all these things I will give you if you will fall down and worship me." Then Jesus said to him, "away with you Satan! For it is written, 'you shall worship the Lord your God, and him only you shall serve."
There are times in every Christians life where the devil finds us at our most vulnerable state and offers us an easy way out, or something that we think will bring us joy an satisfaction in life. And there are times where we latch on to those things and fall down and worship him, most of the time not realizing it.
Jesus knew what its like to be tempted by the devil. In this chapter (Mat 4) He spends 40 days fasting (I can't even Last two days!) And when He was done He was probably weak, tired, an starving (just remembering my experiences) so that's when the devil approaches Him. Lets not forget that as much as he was the son of God, He was also human and he felt the same things we do. So when the devil started to offer Him easy ways out, I would consider that it wasn't easy for Him. But Jesus came to show us the way, so He withstood it all so that we could be prepared.
See, when the devil offers us something; for instance fame, power, pleasure, in little or big ways, it's always something that goes against the Bible. It's always along the easy route, and it's always deceptive. Usually something we spend time comforting and assuring ourselves about, because its not clear whether it how God feel about is.
But Jesus shows us that the Bible is clear, and anything that we might not be sure about is probably not from God. That is why He backs up every decision He made with it words. Shows you how important it is to read and know it right?
Jesus also knows that anything that goes against God will only lead to trouble.
Sometimes we fall for these temporary wants and it all goes downhill from there. Jesus was offered the kingdoms of the world, but he knew that those things, as great as they are were only temporary, He knew that God something bigger an better in mind for Him. He saw the bigger picture and didn't just focus on the moment an His desires.
So we should remember that next time we come across the devils temptations, that we must make a choice to either fall and worship him, for something that doesn't last. Or we can be stronger than that and choose to worship God alone, no matter how hard it is, because we know that He has a bigger, better plan that will last for eternity. God is the only one who could ever fill our void and fulfill our desires, nothing else. So let's be like Jesus and know Gods word, and use it to remind us that better things lie ahead when we live for God alone.