 But it doesn't mean that God would not lead us into temptation for the purposes of our salvation. And here's how we can know that. In Matthew chapter 4, we see when Jesus went into the wilderness to fast and prepare for his public ministry. He was there for 40 days and 40 nights. And we're told at the beginning, this is in verse 1, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.