Wednesday: W16, M2

Training:
10 x 50 pushups (done throughout the day)

75 x goblet squat
75 x db swing
75 x good morning

4 rounds for time: (10:13)
15 x thruster (35lb dbs)
15 x squat
15 x burpee

100 x straight leg overhead crunch (35lb db)
100 x leg levers

rest 2 hours

90 min run (easy pace, mixed in brief speed work as well)

Daily Reading:
John 9-12

1.) Facts:

• Christ heals a man blind from birth but the pharisees pride and stubbornness leads to unbelief. Christ then disputes with the pharisees and claims their spiritual blindness. Martha shows an amazing faith and belief in Christ as He raises her brother Lazarus from the dead. Christ shows that He was fully man by showing His emotion and grief at the death of His friend. After this Mary washes His feet and Christ rides into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey, fulfilling the scriptures laid out in Isaiah. 

2.) Lessons:

• 10:9 - Whoever enters by Me will be saved.
• 10:10 - Christ came that we might have life to the full.
• 10:18 - Christ laid down His life for us of His own accord.
• 11:40 - If you believe, you will see the Glory of God.
• 11:54 - Christ withdrew to the wilderness for a time
• 12:26 - Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.

3.) Applications:

• Christ is the gate to eternity and anybody who enters through Him will have eternal life (John 10:1-10). Christ did not come to judge but to save those who believe. He is the good shepherd, who cares for even one lost sheep. 
• When bad things happen to us it is not always the result of our sin or the sin of our parents. Many times bad things happen to us or ones we know so that the "glory of God may be displayed" (John 9:3). 
• Night is coming, when no one can work (John 9:4). We must be prepared for the time when Christ returns. We must enter through the narrow gate and follow the light of Christ (John 9:5)
• It was interesting to note that when the Jews were plotting to kill Jesus, He retreated to the edge of the wilderness for a time. I found this to be fascinating because I try to do the same things when life gets a bit overwhelming. 

4.) Daily Meditation:

• 11:40 - If you believe, you will see the Glory of God.