Unity in the Spirit #3 - Hindrances to Casting out Demons
It was the first night of the camp. The teens and leaders had spent a good deal of time worshiping and the presence of God could actually be physically felt... at least by me. Nature was calling, so, I went outside where I saw a man look at me and fall down with convulsions flopping uncontrollably. My first thought was of the story in Matthew 17 of a lad having the same issue. So, I did what I had seen Jesus do for the lad in Matthew 17 . I commanded the demon to come out. Wow! Was that ever the wrong thing to do (large amount of sarcasm here). A friend of the man having convulsions immediately came up to me and began yelling in my face HOW DARE YOU ASSUME this man has a demon when all he has is epilepsy. The man's friend was so loud and angry I thought for sure he was about to cause that fist he waved behind his head to come pounding down on my head any moment. Needless to say, that night I got a good healthy dose of what was described in A...