Jesus was tempted to reveal himself publicly in a grand spectacle of awesome power. And the Devil himself did his best to get Jesus to choose this quick and easy path to fame instead of the way of suffering and sacrifice. His message was essentially, "You can have the Crown without the Cross!" Wouldn't that be nice? In this teaching we see that because Jesus endured and prevailed through temptation, he invites us to approach him with confidence, rather than fear. He knows what it's like to be tempted just as we do, and he longs to help us and give us grace.