Last week, we considered the baptism of the Holy Spirit as the second coming of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer and the essence of this baptism is to the end that the Power of the Holy Spirit comes upon the believer for witnessing Christ to the world and the body of Christ. Jesus could not do anything in ministry until he had to receive this baptism upon and also till he was endued with power-Luke 3:21; 4:14, Acts 10:38. This is what Jesus said when he was ascending in Acts 1:8, that power will come upon the disciples for witnessing but only after the Holy Ghost has come upon them. From this scripture we can pick the following:
1. That the power of the Holy Spirit only comes after we have received the Holy Ghost baptism.
2. That the purpose of power is strictly for witnessing Christ in the nations.
