When Jesus came into the world, Satan's power was turned against Him. From the time when He appeared as a babe in Bethlehem, the usurper worked to bring about His destruction. In every possible way he sought to prevent Jesus from developing a perfect childhood, a faultless manhood, a holy ministry, and an unblemished sacrifice. But he was defeated. He could not lead Jesus into sin. He could not discourage Him, or drive Him from a work He had come on earth to do. From the desert to Calvary, the storm of Satan's wrath beat upon Him, but the more mercilessly it fell, the more firmly did the Son of God cling to the hand of His Father, and press on in the bloodstained path. All the efforts of Satan to oppress and overcome Him only brought out in a purer light His spotless character.

Da Jesus kom til verden, vendte Satan sig med sin magt imod ham. Fra det øjeblik, hvor han viste sig som et lille barn i Betlehem, arbejdede denne magtraner på at tilintetgøre ham. På enhver tænkelig måde søgte han at hindre Jesus i at opnå en fuldkommen udvikling i barndommen, leve uden synd i manddommen, yde en hellig tjeneste og bringe et offer uden plet eller lyde. Men han led nederlag. Han kunne ikke få Jesus til at synde. Han kunne ikke gøre ham modløs eller jage ham bort fra den gerning, han var kommet til jorden for at udrette. Lige fra ørkenen til Golgata blev Jesus angrebet af Satans vredes uvejr, men jo mere ubarmhjertigt det rasede, jo mere fast klyngede Guds Søn sig til sin Faders hånd og hastede frem ad den blodige vej. Alle Satans bestræbelser for at underkue og besejre ham fik kun hans pletfri karakter til at lyse med renere glans.