Luke 24:49 And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”
Throughout His ministry Jesus said many things that did not make sense until after His Passion was complete. When they saw the risen Christ, His followers then were able to comprehend as He opened the Scriptures to show Him how all the pieces fit. And they were more prone to take Him at His Word, even though they did not have full insight into the future. Such is the case here when He told them to go into Jerusalem and wait for The Promise of the Father, the one He has made in the upper room, about the coming Holy Spirit. They had no way to fully comprehend what it would be like, but go they did and wait they did. They were learning to live by faith and obedience one day at a time. We need to learn the same lesson - follow Jesus one day at a time.
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