Digging for gold

Just as we have to dig for gold and drill for oil - so too, we must "search" and "study" the Bible (John 5:39; 2Timothy 2:15). Only then will we discover the "treasure" (Proverbs 2:4) and that treasure is a deeper personal knowledge of Jesus Christ (Colossians 2:3; 2Peter 3:18)! There is no easy way to access this treasure, which is why God tell us to "study," and to "search" and to "cry" out for it (Proverbs 2).