I look at the various New Testament Epistles as having been written along the lines of Psalm 107:9. There is satisfaction in the Christian’s Savior and Lord for all the longings created in his breast by the new birth, and directed by the Spirit. At the same time there is goodness beyond telling, the very goodness of God in Christ, which in blessing us puts anything like hunger forever at a distance. If you, therefore, read in order to learn Him, praying God to enlighten you, and seeking the mind of the Spirit in the Holy Scriptures, you will find that the Epistles are the willing disclosures of His beauty to such as love Him.

The Gospels were written to present His Person and His ways, while the Epistles were written to unfold to us the way to enjoy Him now, and the priceless blessings which fit us to share His love and glory; also those hindrances which we must avoid in following after Him. For your soul to get its full answer you must learn all that Christ is. If time permitted, it would be a joyful service to try to indicate some outline of His glory from each Gospel or Epistle.

Only seek to learn everything on your knees—spiritually if not physically. To which I would add, make every passage as you read it an occasion of prayer to Him and talk with Him. I have often marveled to find how He talked with me when thus engaged, and the words which are usually mere printed matter to the careless reader almost walk with spiritual life and power as He opens them out to one’s heart by the Spirit. Then, whatever you learn—practice. Let nothing induce you to be a hearer of the Word without your being a doer of the work (Jas. 1:22–25).