The Upper Room is a song inspired by the events that followed the ascension of Jesus and the fulfillment of His promise of the Holy Spirit. Before He departed, Jesus instructed His disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they were “endued with power from on high” (Luke 24:49). In obedience to His words, one hundred and twenty believers gathered together in the Upper Room, united in prayer, expectation, and faith as they waited for the promise of the Father. Day after day they sought God with one heart and one purpose. Then, on the Day of Pentecost, heaven responded. Suddenly, a sound from heaven like a rushing mighty wind filled the house, and tongues of fire rested upon each of them. All were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit gave them utterance, declaring the wonderful works of God with boldness (Acts 2:1-4). This supernatural outpouring marked the birth of the Church. As Peter stood to proclaim the risen Christ, the power of the Holy Spirit convicted hearts, and three thousand souls were saved in a single day. What began in an Upper Room became a movement that would carry the Gospel to the ends of the earth. The Upper Room reminds us that the same Holy Spirit who filled the believers then still fills, empowers, and equips God’s people today. It is a call to obedience, prayer, and expectancy, inviting believers to wait upon the Lord and be filled anew with power from on high.