Satan Tempts Jesus

First, a whisper; in Satan's foolish mind,
Hunger was something Jesus could not stand;
Bread from rock, but he held himself behind;
Jesus rejected the tempt out of hand.
Next, he showed himself, but stayed at the rear,
And slyly urged Him to break nature's law---
Make angels ease His leap from temple tier;
No way! The Beast, in frenzy to defeat,
Stood face to face, offering Him the whole world,
And its men, if He bowed at his feet;
But Jesus sent him reeling, with words He hurled:
"God has said, we must worship Him alone!
You cannot tempt the Lord! So now, begone!"

There is only one God, and He is Jesus. If you believe in Jesus, you believe in God. God came to earth as a man, in flesh and blood, just like ours; history acknowledges it; His name as a man is Jesus. He lived a little more than 33 years, and He was crucified, died, and was buried. Three days later He defeated death and came back to life. He lived again and was with His disciples after His resurrection; He showed Himself to more than 500 people who recognized that He was really Jesus, living again. He showed them the scars in His hands, side, and feet. He was with them 40 days. Yes, it was He, but His body was different; when His apostles drew near to Him at a campfire on the shore of Lake Galilee, they sensed the difference, and they were afraid to ask Him, "Is it really You?" (John 21) He lives today, and He will soon return to us. Won't you be one of us? We, too, will live again and have a new body like His; it won't ever get sick, or die. Read this great poem written by Paul to the church at Colosse.

"He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
For by him all things were created; things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;
All things were created by him and for him.
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together." (Colossians 1:15-17)