The Will of God is our Greatest Treasure

Matthew paints a stunning picture in chapter4:2–4:

“After fasting forty days and forty nights, He became hungry. And the tempter came and said, ‘If You are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.’ But He answered, ‘It is written: Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

In this moment, Jesus—our King—steps into the wilderness to show us what life in the Kingdom really looks like. It’s amazing that the enemy is allowed to strike at Him just as he strikes at us. And what is the temptation? Not something obviously wicked. Not something scandalous. It’s simply this: Do your own will. Take matters into your own hands. Stop waiting on the Father. You’re hungry…make bread!

Turning stones into bread was not sinful. Jesus would later create bread for thousands. But that wasn’t the point. The real test was whether the Son would step outside the Father’s will—whether He would seize control instead of trust.

Jesus’ response reveals His heart.

When Satan whispers, “Serve yourself,” Jesus answers with Scripture—Deuteronomy 8:3. He isn’t wrestling with bread. He isn’t praying, “Father, help me not to make this bread.”

His struggle is not with the temptation—it’s with the tempter!

Jesus exposes the lie beneath this temptation: that my will, my wants, my needs—even my survival—can sometimes seemingly justify stepping away from the will of God.

But Jesus declares the opposite.

He shows us that God’s will is worth more than comfort…Worth more than relief…Worth more than our basic needs. And if obeying the Father means setting aside what I want—even laying down my life—then that is the path of righteousness.

Jesus shows us how to arrive at this wonderful place of being able to resist the power of the enemy. We get there by praying for and focusing on the will of God. The Will of God not only brings us to the best life we could possibly have, it also provides the power to defeat the pull of the world, the pull of the flesh and the attacks of the enemy!

That’s how valuable the will of God is.
It is one of the greatest treasures we possess.
The King Himself has shown us how much it’s worth.

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Just a follower of Jesus,

Alan W. Harris

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