Theophilus, the first scroll I wrote concerned everything Jesus did and taught from the beginning, right up to the day when he was taken up into heaven. Before he was taken up, working in the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus instructed the apostles he had chosen. After his suffering, he showed them that he was alive with many convincing proofs. He appeared to them over a period of forty days, speaking to them about God’s kingdom. While they were eating together, he ordered them not to leave Jerusalem but to wait for what the Father had promised. He said, “This is what you heard from me: John baptized with water, but in only a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 1:1-5, CEB)
This is a second edition written by Luke. Or the second part of the Gospel of Luke, which always made me wonder why the people who put the New Testament together put the Gospel of John between Luke and Acts. They are books meant to be read one after the other.
But here after Jesus rose from the tomb, and before he ascended, he told the apostles to wait in the city until the Holy Spirit came on them.
You will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. You will receive the Spirit in your very lives and be anointed to go into the world and share God’s love.
You have been anointed and called as a child of God to go and share God’s love.
You have received the promise of the Spirit.
Go, and love.
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