Jesus gave the 12 power over demons (Matthew 10:1), but later said, "You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you” (Acts 1:8) If they had already been given power, why did they need to receive power again? Because they had lost the power they had been given. Their power was by virtue of their relationship to Christ in His bodily presence on earth. When He left, everything changed. He was saying power would be restored to their lives as they entered into a vital relationship with the Holy Spirit. It was the same power—and ever greater—based not on His physical proximity but on an indwelling relationship with the Holy Spirit. -Bob Sorge