I have an acquaintance who told me of his experience of going to a very difficult country as a missionary. When he arrived in the city where he was to stay, on one occasion he happened to go into a traditional house where something demonic was taking place. The shaman or conduit to the demon world was hovering suspended in the air and revolving. As my friend entered, the shaman announced for all to hear, “You are a follower of Jesus. You don’t belong here. Go or suffer the power that holds me up.” To which my friend replied, “In Jesus name I bind the power that holds you up.” And with that, the shaman came crashing down. Right there at that moment, by word and by deed, the coming of a more powerful Kingdom had been effectively announced.
