ButthereisbutlittlebenefitderivedfromahastyreadingoftheScriptures。OnemayreadthewholeBiblethroughandyetfailtoseeitsbeautyorcomprehenditsdeepandhiddenmeaning。Onepassagestudieduntilitssignificanceiscleartothemindanditsrelationtotheplanofsalvationisevident，isofmorevaluethantheperusalofmanychapterswithnodefinitepurposeinviewandnopositiveinstructiongained。KeepyourBiblewithyou。Asyouhaveopportunity，readit；fixthetextsinyourmemory。Evenwhileyouarewalkingthestreetsyoumayreadapassageandmeditateuponit，thusfixingitinthemind。
Wecannotobtainwisdomwithoutearnestattentionandprayerfulstudy。SomeportionsofScriptureareindeedtooplaintobemisunderstood，butthereareotherswhosemeaningdoesnotlieonthesurfacetobeseenataglance。
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comparedwithscripture。Theremustbecarefulresearchandprayerfulreflection。Andsuchstudywillberichlyrepaid。Astheminerdiscoversveinsofpreciousmetalconcealedbeneaththesurfaceoftheearth，sowillhewhoperseveringlysearchesthewordofGodasforhidtreasurefindtruthsofthegreatestvalue，whichareconcealedfromtheviewofthecarelessseeker。Thewordsofinspiration，ponderedintheheart，willbeasstreamsflowingfromthefountainoflife。
NevershouldtheBiblebestudiedwithoutprayer。BeforeopeningitspagesweshouldaskfortheenlightenmentoftheHolySpirit，anditwillbegiven。WhenNathanaelcametoJesus，theSaviourexclaimed，\"BeholdanIsraeliteindeed，inwhomisnoguile!\"Nathanaelsaid，\"WhenceknowestThoume？\"Jesusanswered，\"BeforethatPhilipcalledthee，whenthouwastunderthefigtree，Isawthee。\"John1：47，48。AndJesuswillseeusalsointhesecretplacesofprayerifwewillseekHimforlightthatwemayknowwhatistruth。Angelsfromtheworldoflightwillbewiththosewhoinhumilityofheartseekfordivineguidance。