God does not only deliver physically, but spiritually. As Paul and his group are moving about the town they meet this woman who is a slave. This woman has a spirit of divination and she made money by telling fortunes to those who desired that. Let’s break down what a spirit of divination is because it is far worse than it sounds. This poor woman was possessed. The original Greek literally says she has a “spirit of a python”. According to myth, Python was a snake that guarded the Temple of Apollo and was eventually killed by Apollo. Later the word python came to mean a demon-possessed person through whom Python spoke. So here is this woman possessed by a demon who is used to make money for other people using the power that controls her. She is not in control of who she is. The interesting part is she is crying out the truth about who Paul is and about who God is. It seems like this could be a good thing for both parties. A woman yelling the truth about who Paul is might be able to draw a little larger crowd and might attract some business for her. Paul knows that this would be confusing for the crowd though because he sees the situation for what it is. It is reminiscent of when demon-possessed people would encounter Jesus and tell the truth about who he is. Jesus would always rebuke the demon and set the person free. Paul does exactly that as well. In the name of Jesus and by the power of the Holy Spirit he commands the demon to come out of her and it does. She is set free from the demon-possessed prison that she has lived in. For the first time in who knows how long she can have a clear mind and be in control of herself. She received freedom by being spiritually delivered. There may be a spiritual war going on, but God is more powerful than any demon could ever be.