In Acts 1:8, the Lord promises his disciples that “you shall receive power, after the Holy Ghost is come upon you.” In Luke’s earlier account of this promise (Luke 24:49), the idea of “waiting” is prominent. Undertake nothing until you are empowered. What I have for you to do is beyond your capacity without the outpouring and indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Do not think of “power” primarily in terms of miracles: healing, raising the dead, etc. The apostles had these powerful “