Recently a friend kept saying to me, “I’m sorry for you”, “I’m sorry you are going through that”, or “I’m sorry, so, so sorry, about that.” As I walked away, there was a heaviness on me. It felt like darkness, an oppression, a heavy weight that I didn’t understand. Then I realized what she was speaking into my life: SORROW.

I searched and searched my Bible to find somewhere—anywhere—where Jesus told someone that he was sorry for them.

• The woman with the issue of blood: did He say, “I’m sorry you are going through this”? No.
• The man with the son who couldn’t speak because of an evil spirit: did He say, “Wow, how sad you’ve been living through this”? Not at all.
• To the ten lepers: did He say, “How awful you are separated from your families”? Certainly not.
• To His disciples who sometimes weren’t understanding His teaching: did He say, “You guys are never going to get this”? Of course not.

The book of Hebrews says that because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. Therefore, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.” [NIV]

And what do priests do? They act and intercede with our confessions. Jesus, who is our King and High Priest, works with our words—our confession. He has the authority and power to bring our words to pass in our very own lives. One of the great American televangelists, the late Jerry Savelle, was known for speaking this confession each day: “The blessing of the Lord is on me. The favor of the Lord surrounds me. And something good is going to happen to me today.” Witnesses to Brother Savelle’s confession report that his words always came to pass—and in the most unexpected and supernatural ways!

When we speak words of faith, life, victory, love, certainty, and goodness, Jesus, our High Priest has the spiritual right to bring those words to pass in our life. However, if we talk defeat, death, failure, fear, confusion, and darkness, our enemy, the Adversary, has been given the spiritual right to bring those words to pass in our life.

Listen to your words today and look for areas that need changed: “I’m never going to get through this”, “This is driving me crazy”, “I can’t remember”, or “My knee is killing me.” And similarly, what we speak into others’ lives: “I’m sorry for you”, “You never listen”, or “Why can’t you do that right”.

Always make sure to keep your words in line with the words God says, and begin to see your life begin to change, and the lives of others who you speak into.