The prophet's handbook

prophecies and assures their performance. It is this license from God that frees prophets to exercise His power, enforce His will, and perform (or cause the performance of) His Word. A prophet of God, as His agent, transacts the Lord’s business the same way an agent of an insurance company, government official, or military officer does. As recognized representatives in good standing, a company or government’s agents, according to their contracts, bind their organizations to the performance of their word. As long as prophets obey the Lord’s Word and respect the bounds and limits of their ministry covenant, the prophecies they give cannot fail. Understand that exteriorizing the Lord’s spoken word in the natural world is not only how prophets are so designated, but is emblematic of their fundamental reason for existing. If God does not honor a prophet’s word or substantiate the messenger’s work, then the person is not a prophet in actuality. The person needs to be neither feared or trusted until God does. The key to prophetic honor is in all the prophets’ words. When they consistently come to pass, the proving deity they represent backs them in all professional regards. This requisite alone ordains that prophetic preeminence should take time, preferably decades, because new prophets’ prophecies can take a while to come to pass. However, the time lag between a prophecy and its fulfillment can make people not accept someone as a prophet for years. I have met people to whom I have given a word contact me five, ten, or more years later. They confess they did not receive my word at the time, or rejected it as just me. What amazes them after so many years is that the words I spoke, regardless of their reaction to them, were performed by God. What amazes me is that He not only performed my word in time, but He let them know that it was according to the prophecy I gave that He did so. This ought to encourage many young prophets. Be patient, because matters of life take time, and even if you know your word was right on when you gave it, rest in the fact that God will confirm you. The idea that prophetic confirmation is always a quick event is misleading. Sometimes, the best part of your training is in learning to wait in faith. Why Agencies and Agents Exist An agency exists to administrate the affairs of the commission, bureau, or business that brought it into existence. It expedites its affairs, executes its commands, exercises its authority, and accomplishes its purposes and aims as prescribed in the agency agreement. As instruments (one synonym for the word agent) of principals, agencies are empowered by their principal to intervene on