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Have you ever wanted a do over? When we mess up, it’s natural to want another shot at getting it right. But Jesus came to do far more than give us a second chance. He came to be the perfect substitute for the whole human race and to win back for us even more than what we had lost. Today we see Jesus go toe-to-toe with the very foe who defeated humanity in the first place. Just as Adam battled the devil in the comfort of a perfect garden where God had provided for his every need – and lost, so Christ battled the devil in the barrenness of the desert – but won. Christ fought the devil vicariously and victoriously. He defeated the devil as one of us and for all of us. Our second Adam means a second chance is no longer needed.