ONE day while a little boy was walking along the street, a nickel slipped out of his mitten. He very soon missed it and knew it could not be far away.
While he was walking back and forth, looking for the lost money, a woman came, along. She asked him what he had lost, and then helped him look for it. But all the searching was in vain. The nickel could not be found.
The boy seemed to be taking some groceries home and it was doubtless the change from the money his mother had given him, that he had just lost. He did not want to go home without it. Perhaps if he had done so, he would have been scolded or punished.
The woman seeing his trouble and disappointment, and knowing what the loss might mean to him, gave him a nickel which she had with her. He seemed very happy to get it and started home rejoicing.
My little readers, I have been telling you what a little boy was seeking for: can you tell me what the Lord Jesus is seeking for? The boy was looking for a lost piece of money. And I think some of you are ready to answer that Jesus is looking for lost sinners. Yes, Luke 19:1010For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. (Luke 19:10) says, “The Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
Jesus came to seek and to save sinners. He has already found some of us, and I hope if any of you are still lost that He will find you. He wants you, everyone.
The nickel made the little boy happy. Do you think Jesus is happy when a lost sinner comes to Him? He says, “Rejoice with Me: for I have found My sheep which was lost.” And again, “There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.”
If you are still lost in your sins, remember that Jesus is seeking you. Do not turn away from Him, but run into those loving arms outstretched to save you from eternal destruction.
ML 04/03/1903