I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. Revelation 1:8 When the word of God is devalued, when the word of God is made to be insignificant, when the word of God just becomes dry and dusty ancient literature, nothing happens. But whenever the word of God is recognized for what it is, then it becomes what it is-alive and active. Men and women are born through the word of God. They are changed and brought into a living relationship with God.