John 17:13

John 17:13 (NIV)I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them.

This passage is very important for us to understand for so much of the fulfillment of Jesus' purpose depends on this. We need to see how closely Jesus followed all of the Father's purpose in sending Him to us. As a man, He had to finish everything only a man could do in giving the covenant response demanded of us. In Jesus, we have given every response demanded as we walk in His footsteps. Jesus understood the power of the words we speak and their longevity. He spoke the Word God gave Him to speak, knowing that they would remain in this realm for us to claim. He had so much He had to do as a man for our sake, not only for taking our place, but so we could enter into the fulness of God's purpose for us.

There are two things I want you to see now. First, Jesus was speaking the unity He had with the Father while on this earth as part of the protection we have in The Name. He was speaking that unity as the unity we have with one another. That Word remains for us to pick up. This is the Word that Satan has fought so effectively in the generations that have followed the moment of Jesus speaking it. If you can hear and believe this proclamation of Jesus, you can walk in the unity that will mean a powerful Church walking in the full authority Jesus walked out for us. He walked in the authority of both realms--heaven and earth. Unity will allow His Church to do so also. To be one with all of the blood bought saints of His Church on earth should be our constant prayer. Criticism of what people are doing or not doing, rejection because they do not believe as we do, jealousy of "success", and hesitation to accept them for any reason cause us to refute the unity Jesus has provided.

Second, Jesus knew that the words He spoke would live forever. We do not realize the power of the tongue, but your salvation depends on it. We believe in our heart (spirit) that Jesus rose from the dead. (That means we believe He took our place, not only by taking our punishment for what we deserved, but taking us with Him all the way to resurrected Life, seated in His victory.) That belief is our justification and righteousness, but our salvation is not complete until we confess His Lordship with our mouth. Romans 10:9-10 (NLT)9 If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.
Every word you speak will be heard again so you can give account for them. It is so necessary that our words are in conformity with His Word and we echo His Word in our every action.