March - 8
THE SEARCHING GOD
Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? Psalm 139:7
A native of Russia, Tatyana was an unbeliever when she moved with her husband to his native Turkey. Before long she had everything she had always wanted: a lov¬ing family, two daughters, and a prosperous life. But something was missing. She felt empty inside and struggled with depression.
One evening Tatyana was tuning in to Radio Mos¬cow, but instead she stumbled on the Russian broadcast of The Back to God Hour. Soon she wrote us a letter and requested a Bible, which we sent her. A few months later she wrote that she was reading her Bible and had prayed to Christ to accept and forgive her. “I still can’t believe that the Lord Jesus found me, a Russian woman, in a faraway Muslim country!” she exclaimed.
In Psalm 139 we read about the searching and knowing God. His love goes far beyond geographic distances, political frontiers, and human circumstances. God knows our needs perfectly and cares about us. He sends his Holy Spirit to comfort and guide us in our journey of faith, even as we cross difficult and unfamiliar terrain.
When we feel hurt, when our situation looks bleak when we are haunted by dark, anxious thoughts, let us remember that we are not alone. Our loving and caring God is always near and is able to help. Turn to him, and he will lead you in the way everlasting!
PRAYER
Our searching and knowing God, please guide us on our path as we walk with you. Help us to be your faithful followers in good times and bad. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Tatyana是俄罗斯人，当她与丈夫迁往他的祖国土耳其时，她仍然未信主。很快她便实现了她的梦想：美满的家庭、两个女儿，和富裕的生活。可是，她似乎仍然觉得缺少了某些东西，她的心灵感到一片空虚抑郁。
在某一个黄昏，在调较收音机频率收听莫斯科电台时，Tatyana无意中收听到本机构（Back To God Hour）的俄语广播节目，她立刻写了一封信给我们，向我们索取圣经，我们便寄了一本给她。几个月后她来信告诉我们，她一直在读圣经，并且已祈求基督接纳和赦免她，她惊叹说：「我是一个住在遥远回教国家的俄罗斯妇女，而主耶稣竟然找到我，实在令我难以置信！」
在诗篇139篇，我们读到这位监察和认识我们的神，祂的爱超越地域、政治，和环境。神清楚知道我们的需要，祂关心我们。在信心之路上，我们走过困难和陌生的地方时，祂便差派圣灵安慰和引导我们。
当我们受了创伤，当我们落在似乎绝望的境况中，当忧郁沮丧笼罩我们时，让我们记着，我们并不是孤单一人，慈爱怜悯的神必定在我们身旁，随时帮助我们。你可向祂求助，祂必引领祢走在永恒的道路上！
祷告
鉴察认识我们的神，我们与祢同行时，求祢一路引导，不论顺境或逆境，帮助我们一样忠心跟从祢。奉耶稣的名，阿们。