A secret that is there shining forth but few notice, in Isaiah 55:10 For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and return not thither, but water the earth, and cause it to bring forth and bud, and yield seed to the sower, and bread to the eater,

11 so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth; it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Clearly the word of God is treated as something with personality, purpose and obedience. Jesus Christ also said "if you abide in my word and my word abides in you then you will be my disciples" So his Word and we must be as inseparable friends to know that we are his disciples and indissolubly we cannot be friends with something inanimate.