We do believe the truths of God's Word - but we need to make them bear more upon our experience and practice. Our religion is too much in the head - and too little in the heart. Truth rather floats in the understanding - than sinks down into the soul. Our memory lets it slip - and nothing but frequent meditation on these things, will cause us to profit by them. The truths of God's Word are calculated and intended to benefit the Lord's people - but unless we exercise our minds upon them - we shall be be benefitted by them.
One truth, brought home to the soul by the Holy Spirit, and digested by meditation - does us more good than volumes which just pass through the mind! We ought, therefore, to pray more over what we read - and look to the Holy Spirit, beseeching Him to unfold and apply the truth to us!
~James Smith~
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