There is a very real danger of familiarity with the Bible and the basic doctrines of the Gospel, leading us to a position in which the Word no longer influences us: we can read words and they have no practical effect upon us (see Appendix 2). For this reason it is wise to say a brief prayer before each reading of the Scriptures: "Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law" (Ps. 119:18).
Hii njia ya kuruhusu Neno livute matendo yetu na kuongoza maisha yetu iendelee; lakini ubatizo ni hatua ya kwanza katika maisha yetu ya kutii Neno la Mungu. Kweli kuna hatari sana kuwa na mazoea na Biblia pamoja na mafunzo ya msingi wa Injili, ya kutupeleka kwenye hali ambayo, ndani yake Neno haliwi na ushawishi kwetu tena: tunaweza kusoma nayo yakawa hayana matokeo ya maana juu yetu (tazama yaliyotiwa mwishoni mwa kitabu sehemu ya 2).Kwa sababu hii ni busara kuomba sala fupi kabla ya kila somo la kila Maandiko: "Unifumbue macho yangu niyatazame maajabu yatokayo katika sheria yako" (Zab 119:18).