We’re going through Lent spending time every day, not alone but with Jesus in the desert, not empty but full of his Spirit, not resting but wrestling with the things that get between us and God, not relying on ourselves but trusting in God to win every battle thanks to what Jesus did.

Matthew 4:2-3

After fasting for forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, ‘If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.’

How different do we feel when we are hungry? Are we our best selves? Our worst selves? Which of those is closer to who we really are?

What is Jesus being tempted to do here? Is it just about bread?

What about the word "If" here? How much is that doing to try and undermine Jesus? Can we relate? How does it feel for our identity or integrity to be questioned?

How would we respond?

We're inviting you to spend a few days reflecting on this before we look at Jesus' response together in our next episode.