does what is pleasantest for His dear children whenever He sees it will
not hurt them; so, when He does something which at first does not seem so
pleasant, we may still trust our beloved King, and learn by His grace to
be pleased with _whatsoever_ He does.

"I hear a sweet voice ringing clear,
'All is well!'
It is my Father's voice I hear,
All is well!
Where'er I walk that voice is heard,
It is my God, my Father's word--
'Fear not, but trust; I am the Lord,
All is well!'"




14. Fourteenth Day.

The New Heart.


"A new heart also will I give you."--Ezek. xxxvi. 26.


Why does God promise this? Because our old hearts are so evil that they
can not be made any better; and so nothing will do any good but giving us
a quite new heart.

Because we can not make a new heart for ourselves; the more we try, the