JESUS DEFEATED SATAN
"His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God.." Isaiah 9:6
At the very beginning of His public ministry, the Lord Jesus faced our great enemy, Satan and defeated him.
Satan first tempted Jesus by trying to get Him to perform a miracle to satisfy His own needs. Satan knew that Jesus was very hungry, and he said, "If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread."
Jesus could have done this, but it was not the will of His Father for Him to use His power in this way at this time. Therefore, Jesus answered to Satan,
"It is written, man shall not live by bread alone, buy by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God." Matthew 4:4
Three times Satan tempted Jesus, and three times Jesus answered him with the Word of God.
What was Satan trying to get Jesus to do?
Satan was trying to get the Lord Jesus to disobey His Father. But Satan utterly failed. He could not get the Lord Jesus to sin. Jesus would not disobey His Father's will. Satan was defeated.
How did Jesus defeat Satan? He defeated Satan:
1. by obeying His Father's will,
2. by using the Word of God,
3. by depending on the Holy Spirit.
We, too, can have victory over Satan if we obey God's will, use the Word of God, and depend on the Holy Spirit.
The Lord Jesus defeated Satan again at the Cross of Calvary.
JESUS DID MIGHTY WORKS
Jesus said that He was the Son of God. He showed that He was the Son of God by His mighty works. He had power
(1)over the wind and sea
"What manner of man is this , that even the wind and the sea obey Him!" Matthew 8:27
(2) over evil spirits;
"What a word is this! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out." Luke 4:36
(3) over sickness and disease;
"He laid His hands on every one of them, and healed them." Luke 4:40
and (4) over death itself.
" I am the resurrection, and the life; he that believe in Me , though he were dead, yet shall he live." John 11:25
JESUS HAD THE POWER TO FORGIVE SINS
One day four men brought a friend of theirs to Jesus. This man was sick of the palasy , and they brought him to Jesus so He could heal him. There were so many people around the Lord Jesus that they could not get near Him. They climbed up on the house, made a hole in the roof, and lowered the sick man down where Jesus was.
Jesus knew that this man needed to be healed, but He saw a greater need in his life-he needed to be forgiven of his sins. Jesus said to him, "Thy sins be forgiven thee."
The scribes and Pharisees who were present did not like this. They
were thinking , "How can this man forgive sins? Only God can do this!"
Jesus knew their thoughts. He said, " That you may know taht the Son of Man has power upon earth to forgive sins, (He said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise and take up thy couch, and go into thine house." Luke 5:24
Immediately the man rose up, took up his bed, and went to his house, glorifying God.
JESUS SHOWED HIS GLORY
"We .. were eyewitnesses of His majesty. For He received from God the Father Honor and glory.. when we were with Him in the holy mount." 2 Peter 1;16-18
