Alive and Active

Obviously, then, the 'Word of God' is bigger than the Bible itself — in other words, it is bigger than a book.  The Word of God is present in the Bible, as it is everywhere else.  In that way, it is living, not just 'there'.  And, it is moving — circling, penetrating, revealing, leading; it is active, not passive.

So, what activates the efficacy of this truth in me?  It has something to do with me, my disposition to it, my working assumptions about it — how awake I am to it.

It is almost as if this — Word of God — is life itself.  If I want to be alive and active, I must recognize it (wherever it is), because it informs and impacts my sense of reality.