Where the Action Is Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Where the Action Is------------------- Date: 10/29/2001 Keywords: “Church” “future” “God’s will” “grace” “mystery" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Ephesians 1:8b-10* 8b. In all wisdom and insight 9. He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him 10. with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things upon the earth. Questions 1. What is the mystery that Paul refers to?   2. What part do you have in it?   Practical help In His wisdom, God kept it a secret until after Jesus rose from the dead. That was the only way it could be fully understood. Christ as head of a diverse body of believers from among the Jews, Gentiles and every other ethnic group in the world — an administration suitable to the fullness of the times. That’s the Church of Jesus Christ. As those who have trusted in Christ as our Savior, you and I are members of His body. By His grace, we now have the privilege of being a part of all that God does for eternity future. We share that honor with our brothers and sisters in Christ from all ages; past, present and future. The best is yet to come! Porn is part of the enemy’s strategy to defuse and blur the sharp image of this truth in our minds. If you and I are not seeing the truth of our future clearly, we can easily become content with living for the temporary pleasures of this world. Remember that by God’s grace you are a member of the body of Christ. You are now a part of all that God is doing for eternity. Maybe you need to start seeing yourself as someone who has an incredible future. Just imagine how that could change your life! As a believer in Jesus, you’ll be in on all the action. Okay my brother or sister in Christ, today you are struggling with porn. I encourage you to get a grip on reality. You need to see it clearly. When you are tempted today, don’t give in. Remember who you are a part of and what’s ahead. Turn to Jesus right now, and walk with Him in the reality of His grace and your future. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 2001 by eXXit *Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission.