The world is dying. People are without the gospel. These men in the book of Acts have the message of life. They have been with Jesus in the flesh and walked with him for days on end, both before and after his death and resurrection… and yet He tells them to wait. Why?

Jesus did not say to wait for any certain manifestations: the flickering flame, the rushing wind, or the speaking in tongues. He pointed them to their need of receiving spiritual power. The thrust in the New Testament was always toward the power itself rather than any particular manifestations that came alongside the power.

The Great Commission of evangelism is the great work of the church and it will be done only in the power of the Holy Spirit. As it was then in the book of Acts, so it is today. Power is promised to you.