One of the reasons I love the study of Scripture and taking time to deeply pore over God's Word is that there is always more to learn and more to ponder. The most familiar passages may feature an angle we had never considered, and very often a new experience in life or new thought might bring fresh application out of an "old" text. Consider Matthew 28:19, a text very familiar to us all. "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." Obviously, a verse we know and cherish. But how we interpret this verse, and specifically the phrase "make disciples of all nations," could have a wide impact on how we apply it. Some might argue that "make disciples of all nations" ought to be translated "disciple all the nations." Without getting into which translation is preferred, consider the implications of each. When we say "make disciples of all nations," we get the impression that we are to make individual disciples out of all the nations. But if we say "disciple all the nations," we get the impression that our task is to make disciples of entire groups of people - to "Christianize the nations." Those are two different pictures of the great commission! One has a great call to disciple individuals, the other has great optimism regarding the fate of entire nations and their receptivity to the gospel. Suddenly, we now have new questions and applications to ponder from this very familiar text - a text we might be tempted to think is old news. The upshot of all this is that we ought to stay humble and motivated when it comes to God's Word. Humble, knowing that we will never master Scripture. And motivated, knowing that there is always more to learn and apply.