Matthew 1-4

Eugene Peterson brought a new idea to me on the motivation of Jesus' 40 day fast. The Message says this in the first part of chapter 4; "Jesus prepared for the Test by fasting forty days and forty nights." I think that maybe I don't have a right perspective on fasting. Jesus might have know what lay ahead in the wilderness. He may have understood the power of our enemy. Regardless of whether the 40 day fast preceeded the test or was a part of the test Jesus took it serious. Though the fast left him physically hungery he was spiritually prepared for the battle he undertook.
Stuart