Does God speak to us personally as we read the Bible.

“The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭119‬:‭130‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭8‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Scripture reveals itself in two ways, primarily. Through genuine knowledge that you already possess & wisdom given to you by the Comforter. Most individuals aren’t as dull as you’d like to believe. The lion's share of scripture is not outside the domain of understanding for the general populace. No, the problem isn’t that most people can’t interpret the main thought behind, “In the beginning God created the heaven & the earth”, it’s that most people reject the Word altogether - whether it’s their preconceived notions that force them into making the Word fit their narrative or an outright rejection of Christ altogether. This is why when the unbeliever reads scripture, genuinely searching for truth, he will find it.

I would say as we grow in Jesus, we become more and more able to understand.

Plus, as God does with us what His word means . . . we have this demonstration of His word.

If you have an owner's manual for a car, but it dropped in on you from an airplane, and you live in a jungle with "unreached" people . . . you might not understand much that you see and read in your manual

But with God sharing with us and working His meaning . . . this brings meaning even in real experience.