The Word of God was not written to satisfy our curiosity; it was written to # change our lives.
My greatest fear is not your failure, but your success.
Bible study is essential to spiritual maturity.
Prayer is especially crucial when you come to a place in your study where you are stuck and confused.
Experience is not the best teacher; evaluated experience is.
So the first reason for studying Scripture is that it is a means of spiritual growth. There is none apart from the Word. It is God's primary tool to develop you as an individual.