Children know very well what it is to seek. A boy drops a marble, it rolls away; he does not see which way it has rolled, but because he wants his marble he seeks for it with real purpose of heart, and seeks diligently till he finds it. What makes him so earnest in seeking? The desire he has for finding what he has lost. Seeking means a great deal; it does not mean giving a hasty look and then leaving off the search. We know a little boy who seldom finds what he fancies he seeks, simply because he is so careless in looking for what he thinks he is really searching after.
The Lord says, "He that seeketh findeth" (Matt. 7:88For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. (Matthew 7:8)), and no truly earnest heart has ever sought the Lord in vain, We do so long to have you in earnest, dear young friends. Life is very, very uncertain. Eternity is very near. Have you found the Lord?
Do you think you are as earnest in seeking the Lord as you are in seeking to succeed in your lessons or in your duties in life? It is so happy to see a dear boy or girl truly longing to know God. He will never, never disappoint you, for "he that seeketh findeth"; and how happy are those who have found the Lord Jesus and know Him as their Saviour!