r life for my
sake--then you will find eternal life!"

Peter was humiliated. To think that the Master could accuse him of
serving the evil one!

"Peter," said Jesus, now gentle, "the people of Israel have many
needs--but I am sent to bring them eternal life in his Kingdom." Peter
sat with his eyes cast down. Jesus spoke to all the men.

"There was once a time when I was tempted to preach some other message,"
continued Jesus. "Soon after I was baptized by John in the Jordan River,
I went alone into the wilderness to pray and to seek the will of the
Heavenly Father. For forty days I fasted. The Tempter came to me in a
vision and said to me, 'If you are really the Son of God, turn this
stone into bread!' I could have great power over men if I were willing
to satisfy the desires of these hungry people!" The disciples remembered
how Jesus had refused to listen to the five thousand people who tried to
make him their king.

"But I could not do that," continued Jesus. "I remembered what the
Scriptures say: 'Man does not live only on bread--but on every word of
truth which comes from God.'" Peter was looking at Jesus attentively.

"Then in my vision Satan took me to the highest spire on the roof of the
Temple in Jerusalem," continued Jesus. "'Leap down!' he said, 'you will
not be hurt: Aren't you the Messiah? The angels will protect you! When
these people see you do such a marvelous miracle they will all fall down
and worship you!'" Jesus paused. "Do you see why this was wrong? The
Father does not give me special protection. He did not send me into the
world to astonish people with miracles so that they will accept me--he
has sent me to tell them his message of life!" The disciples again
remembered another thing Jesus had refused to do: he would not perform a
miracle for the Pharisees! "No man submits to the rule of God just
because you amaze him with miracles!"

Jesus spoke now to Peter. "Finally Satan took me to the top of a great
mountain where we could see every nation in the world. In my vision I
saw all the people who were oppressed by unjust kings. I saw all the
wealth and power of the earth. Then Satan whispered in my ear, 'I will
give you power to do anything you wish--to help people all you want--if
you will give up this plan to proclaim the rule of God and will worship
me!'" Worship Satan! The idea sent a chill through the disciples.

"I did not come to set up a new empire on earth," declared Jesus,
turning to