Ep 077 (S4E11) Lenten Languishing

References:

• Lent is a time when we get attentive of our need for confession and repentance. Our sin, individually and collectively bring consequences and God’s wrath.
  • Isaiah 24:1-6 ESV
    • v 4 - אָמַל  (aw-mal') languish
      • to be weak, to droop, 
      • to languish, to be exhausted 
  • Jer 14:1-3, 7-10, 13-16, 20-22 NLT
  • How does the behavior of God’s Chosen people resemble our world today?
• A comparative Greek word - ἀσθενέω (as-then-eh'-o)
  • to be weak, feeble, to be without strength, powerless
  • to be weak in means, needy, poor
    • Instructions for those sent out - Matthew 10:5-15
      • v 8 - heal the (languishing) sick [ἀσθενέω]
    • Life in the Spirit - Rom 8:1-8
      • v 3 - the law, (languishing) weakened by the flesh
• Return to the Lord. Surrender your languishing spirit and be made whole, through Christ our Lord.
  • Rom 8:11 NLT - “The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.”