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

Amos 3:7

The Servant of the Lord

The prophet is an employee of God. He is not man’s slave. The prophet’s allegiance is to God first. Let me explain. First, the prophet does serve people, but he is responsible and accountable to God. He is not to speak what people want him to say when speaking from his office. He is to speak for his boss. As the prophet is the ambassador of heaven sent into the earth to make God’s decrees, he receives his words from God, not from man. He is not to use God’s mouth to decree men’s vain pleasures, but God’s proclamations.

God’s servant, the prophet, is not to speak what others desire him to speak, but what the Father desires. I remember years ago a friend took me to look at a house that he wanted to buy. I perceived why he took me there even though he didn’t say. He wanted me to prophesy the house to him. But the Lord told me as we pulled up that he was not going to get the house. So my friend asked if I had anything to say. I told him that I did not. I knew that I was to either say what God says or nothing at all. So I chose to say nothing at all about the matter. Grant it, it may feel uncomfortable being silent, but the prophet of God has to be as comfortable in silence as he is in proclaiming the words of God. Both are serving God’s purpose. Just as your mouth is not always running, God’s mouth is not always running either. The prophet serves people, but he’s God’s servant to people.

Now as a servant, the prophet is charged to do what God says to do. Often the prophet is seen as God’s spokesman…and indeed he is. But the manner in which the prophet speaks may vary. The prophet may speak in words or in demonstration of the Spirit. His job is to convey God’s message to mankind in the manner the Father deems fit. But not only is the prophet to speak God’s dccrees, He is often tasked with doing supernatural feets in behalf of God. So the prophet may be used by God to heal the sick, raise the dead and other such things, as his ministry dictates. He is to serve to mankind whatever Heaven decrees.

A closing thought about the prophet as God’s servant

A servant doesn’t decide what he will do, but rather he is told what to do. Likewise, when operating from his office, the prophet understands that it is his job to go where he is told, to do what he’s told to do and to say what he’s told to say. The prophet is not to operate as one who serves self, or has his own agenda, but he embrasses the agenda of the God who sent him.

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.