Aug. 18
Charles Spurgeon · Faith's Checkbook
SEEKERS, FINDERS
"If thou seek him, he will be found of thee" I Chron. 28:9
We need our God; He is to be had for the seeking; and He will not deny
Himself to any one of us if we personally seek His face. It is not, if
thou deserve Him, or purchase His favor, but merely if thou "seek" Him.
Those who already know the Lord must go on seeking His face by prayer,
by diligent service, and by holy gratitude: to such He will not refuse
His favor and fellowship. Those who, as yet, have not known Him to
their souls' rest should at once commence seeking, and never cease till
they find Him as their Saviour, their Friend, their Father, and their
God.
What strong assurance this promise gives to the seeker! "He that
seeketh findeth." You, yes you, if you seek your God shall find Him.
When you find Him you have found life, pardon, sanctification,
preservation, and glory. Will you not seek, and seek on, since you
shall not seek in vain? Dear friend, seek the Lord at once. Here is the
place, and now is the time. Bend that stiff knee; yes, bend that
stiffer neck, and cry out for God, for the living God. In the name of
Jesus seek cleansing and justification. You shall not be refused. Here
is David's testimony to his son Solomon, and it is the writer's
personal witness to the reader. Believe it and act upon it, for
Christ's sake.