Supernatural Encouragement Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Supernatural Encouragement ------------- Date: 12/30/1998 Keywords: "needs" "supernatural" "water" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Revelation 22:17* The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life. Questions 1. Who makes up the intended audience for these words?   2. What do “thirsty” and “water” mean in this passage?   3. How can this invitation apply to those of us who struggle with pornography?   Practical help If “man does not live on bread alone,” neither do we merely need H2O. Scripture makes the startling claim that material things — like food, water and the like — do not provide the sum total of life. In fact, it suggests that human beings have supernatural needs in addition to natural ones. What does this have to do with pornography? Everything. Pornography promises to meet spiritual needs — including deep connection with others and personal significance — and fails miserably. Proof: consider how spiritually satisfied you feel after viewing porn. Instead of trying to quench your deepest thirst with the “water” of pornography, get encouragement from the One who can meet your spiritual needs with spiritual sustenance. He invites you to come on in. The water’s fine. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1998 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version, © copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved.