- What is the main truth of this verse?
- What other Scripture can I find to illuminate this verse?
- Is there any word or part of this verse which I do not understand?
- Is there a command or a word of advice here to obey?
- Is there a good example to follow?
- Is there a sin or mistake to avoid?
- Is there a warning to heed?
- Is there a promise to claim?
- Is there a prayer to echo?
- How can I see my own experience reflected here?
- How can I apply this Scripture to practical everyday life?
“We should take one verse and concentrate the mind on the task of ascertaining the thought which God has put in that verse for us. We should dwell upon the thought until it becomes our own, and we know what says the Lord.” Ellen Gould White, The Desire of Ages 390
“Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that need not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15
