that amazing humility of john to know that he is about jesus and not about himself to me is such a witness of humility and of discipleship. jesus will never meet john again, but following his baptism, he takes a page from john s book and heads into the wilderness on his own journey of self-discovery. in the book of the prophet isaiah, it says, in the wilderness, prepare the way of the lord. so they thought of that desert as wilderness and went out there to prepare for the coming of the lord. for 40 days and nights, he goes without food. he has been touched by god. now, he must face the devil.
a witness of humility and of discipleship. jesus will never meet john again, but following his baptism, he takes a page from john s book and heads into the wilderness on his own journey of self-discovery. in the book of the prophet isaiah, it says, in the wilderness, prepare the way of the lord. so they thought of that desert as wilderness and went out there to prepare for the coming of the lord. for 40 days and nights, he goes without food. he has been touched by god. now, he must face the devil. according to the gospel of luke, the devil takes jesus side and tempts him three different ways.