no, you didn't read the heading wrongly. yes, it's defeating that ASS!



well, introducing:



Defeating That After-Sunday-Syndrome!



more often that not, we hear people sharing how they lead different lives for the first six days of the week and then on sunday they turn on that 'holy' mood when they come to church! well, DTASS serves to defeat that mentality! every monday, we will try to post stuff that we can all think, pray and meditate on for the whole week. kinda gives us a focus for the week thingy. stuff includes perhaps a story from the bible, a particular Jesus incident, a bibical character or a simple psalm.

here is this week's STUFF:

Story focus: The war between the Amalekites and Israel(Exodus 17: 8-16).

8 The Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. 9 Moses said to Joshua, "Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hands." 10 So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. 11 As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. 12 When Moses' hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up--one on one side, one on the other--so that his hands remained steady till sunset. 13 So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with the sword. 14 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Write this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it, because I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven." 15 Moses built an altar and called it The Lord is my Banner. 16 He said, "For hands were lifted up to the throne of the Lord. The Lord will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation."

STUFF we can learn from this:

1. Like the lsraelites, we will always face trials and tribulations in our lives(v16).
-we are not spared from the downs of life

2. When we lift our hands to the Lord and tell Him the battle is His, we will have the advantage! (v11)
-we can tap on the example of Moses who lifted His hands to the Lord as a sign of surrender. It also meant that Moses was proclaiming victory in the name of the Lord.
-Similarly, when we proclaim victory in the name of the Lord, He will carry us through.

3. We are not alone in trials and tribulations! We need our friends and brothers to support us! (v12-13)
-Moses needed Aaron and Hur to support his arms when they grew tired. On the same note, we will grow tired and weary when we face our troubles.
-In times of need, we can rely on God and also our friends to lift and support us!

so, when you're facing something big this week, remember to lift your hands to the Lord and proclaim that the battle is His! It can be school work, deadlines, difficult people in our school/workplaces or simply fatigue, just surrender our situations to Him. Jesus will carry us through!

have an awesome week ahead! and by the way, the chalet(Houton D.WHOOTS) has been booked. YAHOO!

isaac