Like As We

And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season. Luke 4:13

A lot of us, I believe, are under the impression that this is the only time Christ was tempted. Not so! Note that Satan departed "for a season." Christ endured temptation throughout His earthly life exactly as we do. He had countless opportunities to sin just as you and I do. Sometimes we feel like God just doesn't get it. It's not fair--He allows us to go into these situations of trial and temptation and suffering, and He just doesn't know what it's like. Oh, but He does! God spent 33 years living with the same weaknesses, wants, needs, desires we have. He endured the same pressures and temptations we all do. And He did it on purpose. He came to die, yes, but Jesus came to live, too. He came to live in the same manner that we do so that whenever we are suffering, we can know He did, too. He came to live so that whenever we are in a trial, we can rest assured that He sees and understands. He came to live so that whenever we are tempted, we can realize that He knows what we're dealing with and what it's like. Jesus Christ lived a full life of testing and temptation. Talk to Him--He understands where you are!