“We are in a time of shaking as God is sanctifying His people. Temporary things will be shaken so that we will focus our heart on, and hold on to, the eternal. There may be times when things seem uncomfortable however; ultimately the Lord is raising us up to be trees of righteousness. To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. (Isaiah 61:3)”
![“There, said they, is the Mount Zion, the heavenly Jerusalem, the innumerable company of angels, and the spirits of just men made perfect. [Heb. 12:22-24] You are going now, said they, to the paradise of God, wherein you shall see the tree of life, and eat of the never-fading fruits thereof; and…” quote by John Bunyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fc2/john-bunyan-1055_business_there-said-they-is-the-mount-zion-the-he_293392.jpg)
![“[Most] blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in, and relies on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters that spreads out its roots by the river; and it shall not see and fear when heat comes; but its leaf shall be green. It shall…” quote by Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/eed/joyce-meyer-123_confidence_most-blessed-is-the-man-who-believes-in_1611132.jpg)
