Summary: 

God never does anything apart from his word. That is, he speaks and it is (and not merely was) so. He has no need of anything other than that. Creation was by his word, he directed Israel by his word and, climactically, that word became flesh-God spoke by his Son. Now all things are accomplished by the Word become flesh, even to the subduing of the nations.

Our task is to be men and women of the word. While that does and must mean that we will be men and women of the Scriptures, it means more than that. It means that we must live in continuous hearing and in wondrous, trembling submission to him who speaks. It is too easy for us to become masters of the written word while failing to be servants of the living Word.