"“But,” I said, “you have brought in nothing as yet. You are eating up all our supplies, without giving us any more. I cannot eat now; there is too much fruit to be picked. You did not find it because you did not look close enough. It does not hang on the outside of the bushes; you must search for it. True, you cannot pick it by handfuls; but by looking carefully among the green berries, you will find very choice fruit.” GW 137.2"
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:"
The EGW passage encourages diligent searching to find choice fruit, even if it requires careful effort. This mirrors the principle in Matthew 7:7, which encourages seeking and finding through persistent effort.