One reason we don't enjoy the Bible is we don't have strong enough imaginations.

I once showed the movie Prince of Egypt to a group of high school students after we had spent some time studying the book of Exodus. When we got to the part where the pillar of fire comes down between Israel and the Egyptian army, a student exclaimed in amazement, "Did we read that?" "Sure." I said. " Don't you remember the part when God comes down in a pillar of fire and stands between Israel and the Egyptian army?" "Yeah," was the response. "But I didn't think it looked like that."

What a difference it would make if we came to our Bibles with our imaginations turned on.  What a difference it would make if we came to our Bibles expecting to read amazing things and expecting amazing things to happen.  Which I guess is just another way of saying, what a difference it would make if we came to our Bibles with the open eyes of faith, rather than the bleary eyes of duty and unbelief.