Testimony about my devotion to Israel 

by Asya Demitova

Jan 26, 2010

My parents are the Jews, but when I turned to the Lord, I was anti-semite: hated all the Jews around. Devil so struck me with hatred that it seemed to me that in all my troubles and problems Jews were guilty. In 1989, I got into an accident and broke my spine. I have had various problems in connection with this situation: health, getting sick-list, the various help which I required... And, strangely enough, in all these situations, to me the help from Jews began to come..And now I could not say any more that the Jews made only problems.

To be fair, I had to shout my mouth. I think even is assured that in all what happened to me was “guilty” my supervisor, who by that time had turned to God and began to pray for me. She said: "Turn to God, He will heal you, He is the God of your forefathers and your God." Of course, I laughed at her, but but in 4,5 years I, at last, have reconciled before God and bow down before Him.

By the time when I turned to God, our church rented place in the city recreation centre. Our service began at 10am and exactly at 1pm when we left a building, there were Jews of our city that came in for cultural entertainment. I wish to notice that I lived in Bobruisk, and a half of the population of the city was the Jews. And now, after leaving the service, I simply had to face my w tribesmen face to face. These were grandmothers and the grandfathers smelling slightly of naphthalene, looking at believers with fear, as if we are gangsters.  And at the same time, they wished as quickly as possible to pass by us.

What I felt in my heart for these people, it was very strange for me. I wanted to scream out loud: "People, this is your God, run to Him, He loves you and is waiting for you!" I still did not understand much about God and Israel, but one thing I was sure the Lord put in my heart the zeal over these people.

In 5 months, with another elder sister, we preached to the Jews in this club. I continued to pray for Israel. Then for a long time, God taught me to various things: to serve the Jews, to pray, spiritual warfare, dominion, He taught me to understand His heart for Israel.

Once, on service in the church, the Lord put me on my knees and put in me intercession, I prayed and wept, but did not know about what. I began to ask the Lord: open what my spirit cries for? In me has begun to sound: have mercy on my child, have mercy on my child! There was in heart an anguish and a cry. Without stopping sounded: have mercy, have mercy, have mercy ...

The matter is that at this time, my son rejected me because in one situation, very serious for him and for me too, I have chosen God.. The son said to me: "I'll never call my mother. He in every possible way neglected me, mocked - it was for me a very painful situation. And so I wept and howled for mercy for my beloved son, it did not stop long. Suddenly, the Lord began to speak to me: "How do you love your child, despite the fact that he has caused much pain for you, you continue to love him and I love my people, no matter what." It has shaken me. Its unconditional, true, love, His heart, that He allowed to experience to me to the people of Israel – it turned everything inside me. God's faithfulness remains unchanged.

There were other situations where the Lord spoke to me at that time.

Once I was at the conference where i heard testimony that in a difficult situation when sister did not know how to pray, she decided to go into the throne room and ask the Lord to stop oppression and stood up. It happened. . I have decided that, i can ask God too to stop the defeat in the life of my son and turn my son to God. I prayed and sought the Lord and He answered me: "When you stand for my people, in the same way as for your child, you will get the answer. It was not easy, despite the fact that I already had a revelation about Israel. I prayed that God gave me His heart for Israel, gave his love, his pain. Even now, occasionally, I do a new dedication.

Israel - is the pain of God and His love. « I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.» Jeremiah (31:3). All Scripture is penetrated with that love and faithfulness, this passion. When we read Scripture, and only see: I will smite, I will punish, but in the end always – I will have mercy. Lord says that « Blessed are the people who know the festal shout...» Psalm (88:15), therefore i think we do not need to argue, and it’s time to seek the Lord, not to miss and to respond to His call.