This passage is considered one of the most sacred of passages because Jesus had to have shared it himself to his disciples as there were no other observers. In this passage we see how the Son of God, fully divine, also being fully human faces the battle of temptation. The temptations are not of the sort that only relate to Jesus, for at the heart of all three recorded temptations is the attempt to disrupt the beautiful relationship between Jesus and God his Father. So too, every temptation thrown at us by the forces of evil is an attempt to destroy relationships - relationships that we have with one another, and the relationship between us and God our creator. We were created for relationships, therefore we must do everything we can not to allow temptation to ruin them. Luke 4:1-13

The Baptism That Reveals God (Luke 3:21–22) — When Jesus steps into the Jordan “with the crowds,” heaven opens, the Spirit descends like a dove, and the Father’s voice declares, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.” In this moment we see the Triune God at work and the gospel beginning in public: (1) Jesus joins us in our mess (Identification)—the sinless Son stands in the sinners’ line and begins the path that ends at the cross; (2) The Father brings us into His love (Revelation)—the Father’s delight in the Son reveals God as eternal love and invites us, through Christ, into that love; and (3) The Holy Spirit fills us with His power (Anointing)—the Spirit rests on Jesus to commission his mission and, through Jesus, empowers his people for faithful living and witness. Luke 3:21-22