After Jesus had risen from the grave, and before he ascended into heaven, “And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
(Acts 1:4-5)
Even Jesus, before He began His ministry, had to be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit from on high! (Matthew 3:13-17)
God has given to every believer in the body of Christ both “gifts and a calling” (Romans 11:29) to perform the ministry which He has called them into. Only by being filled with His power from on high can we walk in those “gifts and calling”.