Luke 4

Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit, and was led into the wilderness likely to primarily prepare for ministry through fasting and prayer.   Also during this time, He battles temptation from the devil, Satan, and is victorious.  

It is clear from this passage that Satan knows our weaknesses, knows and twists Scripture, is the prince of this world once evil entered after the Fall, and is always looking for opportunities to attack.  

Yet, this passage shows that the Word of God is a powerful weapon to fight back.   We must remember that the eternal perspective and obedience to God is more important than immediate temporal physical needs; that only God is to be worshipped rather than any of the unworthy "idols" that can be offered in this world, and that God is not to be put to the test.

After victory over temptation, Jesus begins His ministry in the power of the Holy Spirit.   Yet, when He goes to his home town, he faces rejection, to the point where they wanted to throw him off a cliff.  And this is after He has clearly affirmed to them that He is the Messiah starting His ministry, fulfilling the Scripture that He read from Isaiah.

He returns to effective ministry in Capernaum, which includes teaching, casting out demons, healing, and proclaiming "the good news of the kingdom of God".    But, in the midst of it all, it was clear that He took the time to go "out to a solitary place" to spend time with the Father and to pray.   What a vital part of ministry, spending time in solitude with the Father.