Hebrews 4:11-13

The word of God is alive, life giving, and the means God uses to reveal Himself.

The Bible—banned, burned, beloved. More widely read, more frequently attacked than any other book in history. Generations of intellectuals have attempted to discredit it; dictators of every age have outlawed it and executed those who read it. Yet soldiers carry it into battle believing it more powerful than their weapons. Fragments of it smuggled into solitary prison cells have transformed ruthless killers into gentle saints. - Charles Colson

The word of God is living and life giving.

The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold on me. - Martin Luther

The word of God Actively Energizes and brings Effectual change .

Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains: Greek (New Testament) 1921 ἐνεργής

1921 ἐνεργής (energēs), ές (es): adj.; ≡ Str 1756—LN 13.124 effective, active, able to bring about (

A recent television documentary pointed out that the cheetah survives on the African plains by running down its prey. The big cat can sprint seventy miles per hour. But the cheetah cannot sustain that pace for long. Within its long, sleek body is a disproportionately small heart, which causes the cheetah to tire quickly. Unless the cheetah catches its prey in the first flurry, it must abandon the chase. Sometimes Christians seem to have the cheetah's approach to ministry. We speed into projects with great energy. But lacking the heart for sustained effort, we fizzle before we finish. We vow to start faster and run harder, when what we need may be not more speed but more staying power--stamina that comes only from a bigger heart. Motion and busyness, no matter how great, yield nothing unless we allow God to give us the heart.

A man was out walking in the desert when a voice said to him, "Pick up some pebbles and put them in your pocket, and tomorrow you will be both sorry and glad." The man obeyed. He stooped down and picked up a handful of pebbles and put them in his pocket. The next morning he reached into his pocket and found diamonds and rubies and emeralds. And he was both glad and sorry. Glad that he had taken some—sorry that he hadn't taken more. And so it is with God's word.

The word of God Sharply divides and Cuts to Eternal matters.

Word of God Corrects - Use the Right Standard - The best way to show a stick is crooked is not to argue about it or spend time denouncing it, but to lay a straight stick alongside it. 

Piercing

Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains: Greek (New Testament) 1459 διϊκνέομαι

1459 διϊκνέομαι (diikneomai): vb.; ≡ Str 1338—LN 15.32 penetrate, pierce (

Dividing

Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains: Greek (New Testament) 3536 μερισμός

3536 μερισμός (merismos), οῦ (ou), ὁ (ho): n.masc.; ≡ Str 3311—1. LN 63.24 division separation (

1 Samuel 15 Samuel and Agag

John 15 I am the true vine you are the branches.

The word of God Discerns unspoken intentions and provides critical analysis of motives.

Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains: Greek (New Testament) 3217 κριτικός

3217 κριτικός (kritikos), ή (ē), όν (on): adj.; ≡ Str 2924; TDNT 3.943—LN 56.23 able to judge, discerning (

A man was out walking in the desert when a voice said to him, "Pick up some pebbles and put them in your pocket, and tomorrow you will be both sorry and glad." The man obeyed. He stooped down and picked up a handful of pebbles and put them in his pocket. The next morning he reached into his pocket and found diamonds and rubies and emeralds. And he was both glad and sorry. Glad that he had taken some—sorry that he hadn't taken more. And so it is with God's word.

Isaiah 57:20 “20 But the wicked are like the tossing sea; for it cannot be quiet, and its waters toss up mire and dirt.”

Her mother was startled to find seven-year-old Karen going through a new Bible storybook and circling the word God where ever it appeared on the page. Stifling her urge to reprimand the child for defacing the book, the mother quietly asked, "Why are you doing that?" Karen answered matter-of-factly, "So that I will know where to find God when I need Him." Actually, Karen may have the right idea. In times of need it would be helpful to know where to look in the Bible to find the Lord's help.