Job wasn’t the only good man Satan tested. Jesus, the perfect man, was also tested. He wasn’t tested the exact same way that Job was. Satan thought that if Job lost his great wealth and ten children that he would curse God. He was wrong. Job blessed, not cursed, God. He worshiped his Creator and Friend and trusted that God would be his Redeemer. He passed the test.

When Jesus was in the wilderness, Satan tested him. He tempted him three times. The third time, Satan took Jesus up a high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world. “All these I will give you,” the snake said, “if you will fall down and worship me” (Matt. 4:8–9). Jesus resisted. “Be gone, Satan!” he replied. “You shall worship the Lord alone!” (see 4:10). He passed that test, but it wouldn’t be his last. When Jesus was being crucified, he was tempted to save himself and come down from the cross. But Jesus resisted that temptation too. He chose to suffer and die for us. By staying on the cross, he passed the ultimate test. He not only showed he loved and trusted his Father but also, being the Snake Crusher, crushed Satan.