Martin Luther once said, "There are three things that make a Christian—prayer, meditation, and temptation." Across our lifetimes, each of us faces temptations to turn away from God, to embrace the priorities of the world, and to put God to the test. The baptism of Jesus and his temptation in the wilderness are wonderful reminders that through Jesus, God came to be with us fully—to experience the ups and down, of life in the world—and to help us to know that we will always be with God and God will always be with us.