All in Faith and Temptation

We talk about meeting God in the wilderness, and it is true that this is a holy place where our faith is polished, tested, adjusted, then polished again by the Holy Spirit, and the Word of God, but it is also true that Satan woos us there, and does his best to tarnish what God has just made to shine. We must remain at our most vigilant, not when our faith has reached its lowest point, but when it is at its peak, and we have become most pleasing to God. This is where Moses struck the rock, it is where Jesus was tempted, and although not in the desert, it was at the height of his righteousness that Job was tested.