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When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
-John 8:44
When Aaron (not his real name) was 15, he began praying to Satan: "I felt like he and I had a partnership." Aaron started to lie, steal, and manipulate his family and friends. He also experienced nightmares: "I woke up one morning and saw the devil at the end of the bed. He told me that I was going to pass my exams and then die." Yet when he finished his exams, he lived. Aaron reflected, "It was clear to me that he was a liar."
Hoping to meet girls, Aaron went to a Christian festival, where a man offered to pray for him. "While he was praying, I felt a sense of peace flood my body." He felt something "more powerful, and more liberating," than what he felt from Satan. The man who prayed told Aaron God had a plan and Satan was a liar. This man echoed what Jesus said of Satan when He responded to some who opposed him: "He is a liar and the father of lies" (John 8:44).
Aaron turned to Christ from Satanism and now "belongs to God" (v. 47). He ministers in an urban community, sharing the difference following Jesus makes. He's a living testament of God's saving power: "I can say with confidence that God saved my life."
God is the source of all that is good, holy, and true. We can turn to Him to find truth.
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