It occurs to me that they are a powerful combo. Though each separately packs their own “punch” . . . put them together, and you have an absolute powerhouse. They make great tag team partners . . . working in perfect unison . . . each supporting the other . . . together resulting in something far more than just the sum of two parts. They may not be the most recognized “dynamic duo” . . . but they should be . . . at least by believers. Weighing in beyond measure . . . with a combined reach that is able to touch the depths of the heart . . . in this corner . . . hailing from the heaven, itself . . . may I introduce to you . . . the prophets and apostles!

“This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles.” (2Peter 3:1-2 ESV)

What a powerful one-two combo . . . the prophets and apostles. By one, the foretold word of God . . . by the other, instruction on how to walk worthy of the calling we’ve received.

In hind sight, the word of the holy prophets of God show the accuracy and dependability of that which God has spoken. They spoke of Messiah . . . that He would come as God’s holy servant to do God’s perfect will in order to redeem a lost world. They spoke of His birth . . . they revealed that He would suffer . . . amazingly, against all natural intuition, they said that the Holy One of God would die . . . and, they also indicated that death would not hold Him, but that He would be Victor over death . . . that He would thus be the means of salvation for all men . . . “and with His stripes we are healed.” (Isa. 53:5b)

Their track record is impeccable . . . batting a thousand . . . what they said would happen, has . . . what they predicted concerning His coming, acts as an infallible GPS leading those with “ears to hear” straight to a the Savior. But they’re not done. Just as they spoke concerning His first coming with pinpoint accuracy, so too they speak of a “return engagement.” Jesus is coming again . . . don’t know exactly when . . . but if the prophets can be believed — and they can! — then it could be any day now. And that’s the “set up” that his half of God’s “dynamic duo” provides . . . readying the waiting heart for the other half of this powerful partnership.

In light of Jesus of coming . . . in expectation of seeing Him face to face . . . in anticipation of the “there and then” . . . the apostles speak the commands of the Lord . . . they tell us what kind of people we ought to be in light of future realities . . . they inform us on how to live “here and now.” How to live in the world . . . how to live at home . . . how to live for Jesus. How to love the world . . . how to love my neighbor. How to love my wife . . . how to love my kids. How to love my enemies. How to say no to the “old man” . . . how to say “Yes!” to the Spirit controlled man.

And these aren’t burdensome commands . . . they’re instructions that direct me how to fully leverage and realize the abundant potential that is available for those who have been made “new creations” in Christ. They reveal how to tap into the kingdom of heaven in advance of actually being within it’s walls . . . they are the “owners manual” that steps me through the nuances of participating in the divine nature that has now been made alive in Christ. In light of the prophets yet to be fulfilled oracles and all that they mean for my future, the apostles answer the question, “What sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming day of God?” (2Peter 3:11-12). As I wait for the new heavens and new earth spoken of by the prophets, I seek to submit myself to the commands of the apostles to maximize the benefit of knowing Him under this heaven and on this earth.

There they are . . . a pretty powerful combo . . . the prophets and apostles . . . God’s dynamic duo. Oh, that I might have ears to hear and a heart ready to receive with humility the implanted word . . . by His grace . . . and for His glory.