The year was 1970, and young people had "turned on, tuned in and dropped out." A counter culture had emerged among the youth in America. Many had taken to the streets. Scores were experimenting with drugs. Cults were popping up everywhere. It was in that context that my wife and I moved to one of the highest crime areas of Chicago. We were newlyweds and had a deep burden to reach our generation with the gospel.

"Jesus!" he exclaimed. "I don't believe in Jesus. I believe in Satan. In fact, Satan has given me power. I have more power in my little finger than all the Christians in this city will ever have."

The challenge was too much for me to allow it to pass. "Prove it," I said.

"What are you talking about?" the man asked.

I don't think anyone had ever challenged him like that. "Prove it," I repeated, as I looked him straight in the eyes. "I challenge you and your statement. I'm just one believer. Prove that you have more power than I have."

"Get out of here," he yelled. "Go on. Leave me alone."

My wife and I walked the streets late that night and prayed, "Oh, God, remove the very power and presence of Satan from these streets." When we returned to the streets the next evening, the Satanist was gone. Within two weeks, a coffee house run by a satanic cult closed. God answered our prayers as the Holy Spirit drove out the forces of evil and cleaned up that part of the city.

But I'll never forget that Satanist lifting his little finger and challenging God. There was something he didn't understand. He hadn't heard about the finger of God. One of the names the Bible gives to the Holy Spirit is the finger of God. Jesus referred to casting out devils by the finger of God (Luke 11:20). When Moses worked miracles in Egypt, the magicians referred to them as having happened by the finger of God (Ex. 8:19). When God gave the 10 commandments, He wrote them on stone by the finger of God (Ex. 31:18).

The name, finger of God, gives us insight into the character, nature and ways of God. The finger of God shows us the power, holiness and knowledge of God applied to specific situations. When God touches something or someone with His finger, evil has to flee. Satan with all of the forces of hell can't remain in the presence of God's touch because God is holy, and He's almighty. Demons have to flee when the finger of God touches a person or a situation. Holiness is written on the tablets of our hearts when the finger of God touches our lives. The Holy Spirit is referred to as the finger of God. He's specific in His touch, and He's powerful when His finger reaches into our lives. He's the Holy Spirit. Let Him touch you, and you'll never again doubt that. Evil will flee and holiness will flood your soul.