Netanyahu heading to West Africa for economic visit

The prime minister will return to Africa to attend the Economic Community of West African States conference; he is to sign multiple agreements on areas of cooperation. Ynetnews|Published:  03.06.17 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to depart on Saturday evening to Liberia to attend the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) conference and meet with several West African leaders, including those from Liberia, Togo and Côte d’Ivoire. ECOWAS is made up of fifteen member states from the region: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. …

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Overcoming the Barrier of Inadequacy

Feelings of inadequacy should prompt us to trust God and experience the fullness of His power. 2 Corinthians 2:14 – 2:17 14 Now thanks [be] unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. 15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: 16 To the one [we are] the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who [is] sufficient for these things? 17 For …

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The Secret Of The Lord

The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him. — Psalm 25:14 What is the sign of a friend? That he tells you secret Sorrows? No, that he tells you secret joys. Many will confide to you their secret sorrows, but the last mark of intimacy is to confide secret joys. Have we ever let God tell us any of His joys, or are we telling God our secrets so continually that we leave no room for Him to talk to us? At the beginning of our Christian life we are full of requests to God, then we …

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THINGS THAT CAN BE SHAKEN

Haggai 2:6-9 6 For thus saith the Lord of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; 7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts. 8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts. 9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of hosts: and in this place will …

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Rewarded According to Works

Reflections There are a number of places in scripture that SEEM to say we are, “rewarded according to works.” But isn’t that contrary to grace? Does God save us solely, “by grace through faith,” only to then put us under another law – a law of earning rewards? Do you want to spend the rest of your life trying to be good enough to merit a reward from God? A Christian life geared to earning a bigger eternal reward is just as much under the law as one geared to trying to earn salvation. Practically speaking, they are the same. …

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