Grab your Bibles and turn with me to Hebrews 3. Hebrews has been showing us

rich and lofty truths about our Savior. Last week we saw Jesus obeyed the

Father as a man. We saw that he was truly a human. And as a human he was

truly tempted. And so in his temptation to sin, he never for a moment had

one sinful desire. He was set apart. And he obeyed in the power of the

Spirit with a mind saturated in the truth.

This brings us two comforts…

* His righteousness becomes ours by faith. 100% obedience. He came not

to abolish the law, but to fulfill it and fulfill it he did by

obeying to the fullest.

* His obedience leads us. If Jesus obeyed using the same resources we

have in Him then we can face temptation with the boldness to say that

no temptation is so great that we are unable to resist it.