Matthew shows us that Jesus was led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit.  It shouldn’t surprise us that God’s will includes wilderness experiences.  Many people teach that if you’re really following God in faith then you wont have difficult encounters.  This couldn’t be further from the truth.  God’s will can be dangerous.  Like Israel being freed from Egypt to wander in the desert, now we find Jesus in similar fashion.  The Spirit leads and Satan tries to deceive.  Where Israel failed… Jesus will succeed!