First Sunday in Lent

We live in the wilderness - and as long as we are on this earth the wilderness will be where we lay our head, scratch out a living and try to make sense of this life. satan and sin will always be here. There is a reason Jesus went into the wilderness immediately after His baptism - He was reminding us of what we have through that simple water and few words. At baptisms, the pastor asks everyone present to "renounce satan and all his empty promises" - what an amazing moment that is for us. As Luther used to shout at satan, "I am baptized" - and in those few words serve notice to anyone and everyone that grace wins because of the cross and empty tomb.