Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing,
but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

Amos 3:7

The prophet is a receiver of God’s secrets

Although the prophet is known primarily for his voice, the ability of the prophet to hear is equally or possibly more important. When I say hear, I’m not limiting the prophet to hearing sounds or voices. I use the word “hear,” losely to describe the prophet’s ability to receive information from Heaven. Sometimes the prophet receives information from Heaven in the form of words, but He may also receive information in the form of dreams, visions, out of body experiences or a combination of methods. Either way, the prophet has the responsibility to be in a posture to receive information from God.

Now, this does not always mean that the prophet is to proclaim what he hears or that he should proclaim as soon as he hears. The prophet needs to be sensitive to the Spirit of God in order to detect the timing in which God wants the word He has shared with the prophet to be spoken to others.

Now the prophet is one who hears what God says because God entrusts the prophet to know things that are hidden. This means the prophet is to be reliable for God to entrusts His secrets to him. As the prophet becomes increasingly reliable, God entrusts the prophet with more of His mind. God reveals secrets to His servants the prophets, but those secrets must never become gossip. The prophet is never to use what God has revealed in secret to spread rumors or to breed hatred. Therefore, the prophet must maintain the honor of what God has entrusted him with in that same spirit of honor.

Why Would God Share His Secrets?

There are 3 reasons that God shares His secrets that I will communicate here. 1) Intercession, God shares with the prophet so that the prophet will be a more effective intercessor. This way the prophet is praying precisely what and how he should pray. 2) Confirmation, It is easier for the person to whom the prophet speaks to receive the word when they know that there is no other way for the prophet to know except God told him. 3) Correction, This reason is the same as for confirmation. The person who is in need of correction may see the seriousness of their sin when the prophet, who has no way of knowing what they are doing, brings correction to them from God.