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JOHN BRADSHAW
January 2026
Dear Partner in ministry, The witch doctor was happy to see them. “You are here on a good day,” he told them. “I am about to perform my magic, and the spirits are going to respond. You have arrived at the right time.” A crowd gathered as the two men watched to see what would unfold. As the witch doctor carried out his rituals, people were anxious to witness the events that would most surely take place. But the witch doctor seemed confused. “There is something wrong,” he said. “I will try again.”
“I am about to perform my magic, and the spirits are going to respond. You have arrived at the right time.” Bewildered that the spirits were not answering, he turned to the two strangers and issued an invitation. “Come into my hut with me,” he said. “The magic is stronger in there. You will see the spirits in action.”
The witch doctor (right) studies with an It Is Written Bible worker.
As they followed the witch doctor into his hut, the two men prayed that God would be glorified. Before long, the witch doctor stopped. “I don’t understand,” he said. “The spirits never fail to appear.” As the men smiled, the witch doctor became curious. “What are you smiling about?” he asked them. “Do you know something I do not know?” “Not something, but Someone,” they replied. “We know why your magic is not working. There is One here who is mightier than the spirits. As long as the Creator is present, the demons will not be allowed to operate.”