As our physical life is sustained by food, so our spiritual life is sustained by the word of God. And every soul is to receive life from God's word for himself. As we must eat for ourselves in order to receive nourishment, so we must receive the word for ourselves. We are not to obtain it merely through the medium of another's mind. We should carefully study the Bible, asking God for the aid of the Holy Spirit, that we may understand His word. 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 saith the Lord."

Ligesom vort fysiske liv opretholdes ved føde, sådan opretholdes vort åndelige liv ved Guds ord. Og enhver sjæl må personligt modtage livet fra Guds ord. Ligesom vi selv må spise for at få næring, sådan må vi selv modtage ordet. Vi kan ikke komme til at eje det blot ved hjælp af et andet menneskes tanker. Vi burde granske Bibelen omhyggeligt og bede Gud om Helligåndens hjælp, så vi kunne forstå hans ord. Vi burde tage et enkelt vers og koncentrere vort sind om den opgave at forvisse os om, hvad Gud har tiltænkt os med netop dette vers. Vi burde dvæle ved denne tanke, indtil vi får tilegnet os det, og vi ved, at "så siger Herren".