Thursday: W20

Training:
Push: 400 x pushups

Run: 4 mile TT (24:29)
Squat: 75 x goblet squat
Hinge: 75 x db swing
Hinge: 75 x good morning

Push: 3 x 15 seated db press
Pull: 3 x 15 hammer curl

Notes:
Took over 3 minutes off my previous 4 mile time trial. I believe I could have taken another 20 seconds off with a proper warm-up, considering my first 800 m split was 3:31. Legs and lungs felt great, much easier than anticipated. Form got a bit sloppy around mile 3 but I was able to fix it and finish strong.


Daily Reading: 
Leviticus 13-16

1.) Facts:

• The Lord speaks through Moses regarding the care of infectious skin diseases as well as as defining when the Israelites were considered ceremonial clean and unclean.

2.) Lessons:

• 16:2 - For I will appear in the cloud
• 16:22 - The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a remote place; and the man shall release it in the wilderness. 
• 16:31 - It is a day of sabbath rest, and you must deny yourselves; it is a lasting ordinance.
• 16:34 - And it was done, as the LORD commanded Moses.

3.) Applications:

• The sins of the Israelites were placed on a goat and then the goat was sent off into the wilderness to die. This is symbolic for us in Christ taking on our sins and dying on the cross in order for us to receive the forgiveness of sins.
• We must not deny ourselves of a day of Sabbath rest.
• Moses was obedient, even in the midst of multiple rules and regulations. Obedience such as his is something to be sought after.

Wednesday: W20

Training:
AM:
Push: 500 x pushups

PM:
Run: 4.2 miles (36:44)


Daily Reading:
Leviticus 9-12

1.) Facts:

• Aaron and the priests begin their ministry as spiritual leaders of the Israelites. His two sons are killed by the Lord for not following the rules and regulations of sacrifices. The Lord gives the Israelites rules on what animals are clean and unclean to eat as well as rules for purification after childbirth.

2.) Lessons:

• 10:3 - Moses then said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD spoke of when he said: “‘Among those who approach me I will be proved holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored.’” Aaron remained silent.
• 11:44 - I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy.
• 11:45 - I am the LORD, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.

3.) Applications:

• We are called to be Holy because God is Holy. We must consecrate ourselves to Him. 
• There is always punishment for our disobedience. 
• The Lord is mighty to save, therefore be Holy because He is Holy.

4.) Daily Meditation:

• 11:44 - I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy.

Tuesday: W20

Training:
AM:
Push: 400 x pushups


Notes:
Body: Good
Sleep: 5 hours

Daily Reading:
Leviticus 5-8

1.) Facts:

• The Lord speaks through Moses and describes when sacrifices are needed to atone for the sin of the people. The Lord then lays out the rules and regulations for the different types of offerings. Aaron and his sons are anointed by the Lord.

2.) Lessons:

• 5:1 - “‘If anyone sins because they do not speak up when they hear a public charge to testify regarding something they have seen or learned about, they will be held responsible.
• 5:5 - when anyone becomes aware that they are guilty in any of these matters, they must confess in what way they have sinned.
• 5:13 - In this way the priest will make atonement for them for any of these sins they have committed, and they will be forgiven.
• 5:17 - “If anyone sins and does what is forbidden in any of the LORD’s commands, even though they do not know it, they are guilty and will be held responsible.
• 6:7 - In this way the priest will make atonement for them before the LORD, and they will be forgiven for any of the things they did that made them guilty.”
• 8:35 - do what the LORD requires, so you will not die
• 8:36 - So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD commanded through Moses

3.) Applications:

• This passage stresses our inability to escape from our sin nature. We are fallen and have been corrupted through sin. Because of this we have a need for a blood sacrifice in order to atone for our sins. We are held responsible for our sins and there is always a consequence for our sins. We are in need of a perfect High Priest. God the High Priest will make atonement for our sins and we will be forgiven for all the things that made us guilty, however, in order for this to happen we must recognize that we are guilty and confess and repent. The blood of the sacrificial lamb (Christ) will atone us for all our sins. 

4.) Daily Meditation:

• 6:7 - In this way the priest will make atonement for them before the LORD, and they will be forgiven for any of the things they did that made them guilty.”

Monday: W20

Training:
AM:
400 x pushups


Evening:
75 x goblet squat
75 x db swing
75 x good morning
75 x rdl

3 x 12 seated military press
3 x 12 hammer curl

Notes:
Sleep: 6 hours


Daily Reading:
Leviticus 1-4

1.) Facts:

• This passage speaks of the rules of sacrifice for the Jewish nation when under the leadership of Moses. The rules for the burn offering, grain offering, fellowship offering and sin offering are all outlined in these 4 chapters.

2.) Lessons:

• 1:3 - “‘If the offering is a burnt offering from the herd, you are to offer a male without defect.
• 2:1 - “‘When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, their offering is to be of the finest flour.
• 2:13 - Season all your grain offerings with salt. Do not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offerings; add salt to all your offerings.
• 3:1 -“‘If your offering is a fellowship offering, and you offer an animal from the herd, whether male or female, you are to present before the LORD an animal without defect.

3.) Applications:

• Anytime an offering to Lord is made, the one common theme between all the different sacrifices is that what is being sacrificed is the very best, without defect. I can apply this to my life today by realizing that in order for my sins to be forgiven, I needed something without defect to take my place. Christ was my sacrificial lamb. His blood was a pleasing aroma to God that took the place of my sins and my past burdens. 
• The Lord deserves my best. My sacrifices to Him must be my best for that is what He deserves.
• I found it interesting about the importance of salt and adding salt to the offerings. It made an interesting parallel to Matthew 5:13-16, in which Christ speaks of the importance of salt in a beleiver and if something loses its saltiness it is good for nothing expect to be thrown out.

4.) Daily Meditation:

• 3:1 -  you are to present before the LORD an animal without defect.

Sunday: W19, Recovery

Training:
50 min run (13 min easy pace, 37 min of hill work at moderate pace)

Friday: W19, Recovery

Training:
400 x pushups


Daily Reading:
Philippians

1.) Facts:

• Written by Paul during his imprisonment in Rome. He writes of thanksgiving and of his imprisonment for Christ. The faith of Paul during this time of suffering is unbelievable. He has complete and udder confidence that God has a plan for his life and that God will give him deliverance. Paul encourages us to imitate Christ and live a life worthy of the calling. Live differently from the world and consider everything a loss in comparison with the greatness of Christ.

2.) Lessons:

• 1:6 - being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
• 1:9-11 - And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.
• 1:18 - The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.
• 1:21 - For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain
• 1:27 - Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ
• 2:3-4 - Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
• 2:7 - rather, He made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant
• 2:14-15 - Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky
• 3:7-10 - But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. 10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death
• 3:13-14 - But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

3.) Applications:

• I must strive to be filled with the fruit of righteousness so that God may be glorified through my actions.
• The important thing in life is that the good news of Christ is preached. Everything else are momentary troubles. Nothing matters except for the surpassing greatness of Christ.
• Do not grumble or argue. Strive to be different than the world and be a light in a dark place. We are called to be separate from this crooked and depraved generation, putting off our old self and its desires.
•  Be a servant. Do nothing out of selfishness or vain conceit, but take the nature of Christ and humbly put others before myself.

4.) Daily Meditation:

• 3:13-14 - But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Thursday: W19, Recovery

Training:
AM:
51 min run (easy pace)
50 x goblet squats
50 x db swings
50 x good mornings
2x15 curl to press
100 x leg levers

PM:
300 x pushups

Notes: Good session. Started at 4:20am due to a busy schedule today. Doing my workouts in the morning is something I need to consider, but only if I can successfully monitor my sleep patterns.
Sleep: 7 hours

Daily Reading:
Ephesians

1.) Facts:

• Paul's letter to the Ephesians emphasized the church itself, of which Christ is its head. The first three chapters concentrate on the church being God's workmanship, which he made to be what it is according to his eternal plan of salvation. It was a plan that began in eternity, was implemented in time, and will be completed on the day of judgment when God receives his church of believers, the new Israel, into heavenly glory. This plan of salvation is all by God's grace. See Ephesians 2:8,9.The last three chapters concentrate on the response of the believers to God's plan of salvation as the recipients of his grace. The believers are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, to do good works. Their good works will be holy lives of loving service to God and their neighbor. See Ephesians 2:10

2.) Lessons:

• 1:7 - In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.
• 1:11-12 - In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.
• 2:4-5 - But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.
• 2:8-10 - For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
• 2:18 - For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
• 3:12 - In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.
• 3:17-19 -And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
• 4:1-6 - As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
• 4:17-32 - So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. 18 They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. 19 Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed.20 That, however, is not the way of life you learned 21 when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. 22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. 26 “In your anger do not sin” Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold. 28 Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
• 5:3-5 -But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. 4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. 5 For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a person is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
• 5:8 - For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord
• 5:22-29 - Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church
• 6:18 - And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.

3.) Applications:

• I am redeemed and have received forgiveness from all my sins through Christ's blood.
• I have been chosen by God for a specific purpose. I must glorify Him in all that I do. Which is day by day, minute by minute decision.
• I have been saved by grace, through faith, not by works so that I may not boast. It is through God's great love that I am saved from hell.
• It is through faith in Christ and His sacrifice that I may approach God freely and with confidence. Christ's sacrifice has given be complete access to the Father.
• I must put off my old self which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires and put on the new self in Christ. Build others up in the kingdom of God and leave the life of darkness in which I previously lived.
• I was once in darkness, but now I live in the light.
• When the time comes, I must submit myself fully to my wife and be the spiritual leader of our home. I must love her as Christ loved the church.

4.) Daily Meditation:

• 4:22-24 -You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. 
• 6:18 - And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.

Wednesday: W19, Recovery

Training:


400 x pushups
60 min weighted vest run (20lb vest)

Daily Reading:
2 Corinthians 9-12

1.) Facts:

• Paul encourages the church in Corinth to practice generosity towards each other and that we are not only serving others but serving the kingdom of God. There will be false apostles masquerading as angels of light. Paul's warns the church to be on their guard against the attacks of these, as they are from Satan. Paul boasts in his own sufferings for in his weakness, Christ is made strong. Gods grace is sufficient for us.

2.) Lessons:

• 9:6 - Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
• 11: 9 - And when I was with you and needed something, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed. I have kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.
• 11:21 -31 - Whatever anyone else dares to boast about—I am speaking as a fool—I also dare to boast about. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they Abraham’s descendants? So am I. Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more. I have worked much harder, been in prison more frequently, been flogged more severely, and been exposed to death again and again. Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was pelted with stones, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea,  I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my fellow Jews, in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city, in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false believers. I have labored and toiled and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked. Besides everything else, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.Who is weak, and I do not feel weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not inwardly burn? If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is to be praised forever, knows that I am not lying.
• 12:7-9 - Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me,“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

3.) Applications:

• We must learn to be self-sufficient as Paul was. Do not be a burden to others but work hard with your own hands. If we are to boast, boast in our weaknesses, for it is through these weaknesses that God's power is shown . There is nothing that we struggle with that is uncommon to man. Sin and temptation attack everyone, however, it is how we deal with these weaknesses that define us and the church. We must realize, as Paul did, our weakness and inability to resist our fallen sin nature. God's grace and power are made perfect through our weakness. 

4.) Daily Meditation:

• 12:9 - “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”

Tuesday: W19, Recovery

Training:
450 x pushups
4.2 mile walk

Daily Reading:
2 Corinthians 5-8

1.) Facts:

• The ministry of Christ is a ministry of reconciliation. Our old self has gone and our new self in Christ has taken its place. We are told not to ever become a stumbling block for others. We must lead them closer to Christ and closer to a saving faith in Him. Paul tells us to not be yoked together with unbelievers and that sorrow is a tool that leads us to repentance. 

2.) Lessons:

• 5:1 - For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
• 5:7 - we live by faith, not by sight
• 5:10 - For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
• 5:11 - What we are is plain to God
• 5:15 - And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
• 5:17 - Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:The old has gone, the new is here!
• 6:14 - Do not be yoked together with unbelievers
• 7:1 - Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
• 7:10-11 - Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done.

3.) Applications:

• Everything that we do and everything we are is plain to God. We will be held accountable for our actions on the day of judgment. The Lord will judge us for everything we have done on this earth so therefore we must no  longer live for ourselves, but live for Christ. We are a new creation, the old has gone and the new has come. Use the tools that God has brought into our lives, such as sorrow, to lead us to repentance and to lead us to the purification of our hearts. Emotions such as sorrow, if they come from God, will produce in us earnestness and an eagerness to clear ourselves in Gods sight. 

4.) Daily Meditation:

• 7:1 - Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

M2 Recap

Running:
Week 5:
Total miles: 27
Long run: 10 miles

Week 6:
Total hours: 4
Long run: 2:20

Week 7:
Total hours: 3
Long run: 2:00 (w/20lb vest)

Week 8:
Total hours: 5 hours
Long run: 2:00

Strength and Conditioning:
Focused on hinge movements, pullups, pushups and core work and was very happy with the progress. Typical time spent on each S&C workout was 30-40 minutes. Flexibility and core strength has improved and lower back has not been sore at all during long runs.

Recap:
Due to work and social commitments I have not had as much time to dedicate to workouts and runs during the week. I have been going longer on the days that I can and taking rest days on the days I have commitments. A vast majority of my miles are coming during the weekend when I have more time. I have had to take more rest days than normal which has actual been beneficial in my opinion. Hing movements are going to continue to be a staple as I have seen a great improvement in my running since I started adding them regularly into my routine. Did a 2 hour weighted vest run w/ a 20lb vest in week 7 and did very well. Going forward I will focus on going long and slow and adding more weighted vest runs in as well as occasional rucks to work on my walking pacing.

Monday: W19, Recovery

Training: Rest Day


Notes:

• This week is going to be an intentional lighter workload.

Daily Reading:
2 Corinthians 1-4

1.) Facts:

• Paul begins by acknowledging that he had to change his plans but still wishes to visit Corinth. He then speaks about the greatness of the new covenant in Christ and that our present weaknesses will not destroy us for God is faithful and just. Our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an everlasting glory.

2.) Lessons:

• 1:7 - And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.
• 4:2 - Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
• 4:8-12 - We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
• 4:17-18 - For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

3.) Applications:

• God is the God of comfort and He will comfort us in our every need. We are hard pressed on every side yet God will never abandon us. Death is at work in all of us due to our sin nature, but life is found through Christ. Everything we face in this world are light and momentary troubles. They are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs anything we can possibly imagine. Therefore we are called to fix our eyes on our heavenly father and not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. God is eternal, this world is temporary. 

Sunday: W18, M2

Training:
Morning:
Hunt

Afternoon:
5 rounds:
10 x ring L-pullups
20 x military pushups
30 x squat (35lb sanbag)
40 x leg levers

Total Milage:
5 hours running
Long run: 1:58
90 min ruck

Saturday: W18, M2

Training:
Morning:
Hunting

Afternoon:
1 hour 58 min run (easy to moderate pace, all out last 1000 meters or so)

100 x sandbag front squat (35lb bag)
100 x bgbs (35lb bag)

1 x 15 L-pullups on rings

Friday: W18, M2

Training:
Night:
58 min run (easy pace, covered 7 miles)
2 min max pushups: 124 (80 in a row to start off then sets of 10) (PR)
2 min max squats: 118
2 min max 4 count flutter kicks: 87

Notes:
Very pleased with the pushup score. I have found that in order to get a higher score I have to increase my 1 set max and knock out as many as possible right off the bat. Doing high rep sets throughout the work day as breaks has really helped with improving this score. I was hoping to get greater than 120 on the squats. I did not go all the way parallel on some of these so the score is not entirely accurate. Nutrition has been pretty poor this week. Looking to turn that around this weekend. Planning on hunting most of the weekend so will have to get my runs in Saturday and Sunday in the afternoons around the morning and evening hunts.

Daily Reading:
1 Corinthians 5-8

1.) Facts:

• Paul addresses tough issues in the church of Corinth regarding sexual immorality, the laws of marriage and food sacrificed to idols. He speaks on giving up the former ways in which we used to live by fleeing from the sins that formerly entangled us and by not being a stumbling block to those weaker than us. We were washed, sanctified and justified through the blood of Christ. We are to honor God with our bodies.

2.) Lessons:

• 5:6-7 - Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough? Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
• 6:9-11 - Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
• 6:18-20 - Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
• 7:19-20 - Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commands is what counts. Each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.
• 8:6 - yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.
• 8:9-13 - Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block to the weak. For if someone with a weak conscience sees you, with all your knowledge, eating in an idol’s temple, won’t that person be emboldened to eat what is sacrificed to idols? So this weak brother or sister, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge. When you sin against them in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.

3.) Applications:

• Honor God with my body. Flee from the temptations that have entangled me in the past. Christ has washed, sanctified and justified me. I was bought at a price. I must realize this and embrace the fact that I am not beholden to my past sins. Christ has set me free, therefore I must honor Him with my body and honor Him by turning from those sins that have had control in the past. 
• I am placed in situations by God and I am called to honor Him in those situations by keeping His commands. 
• I must live my life as if in a glass house. Whether I like it our not my actions are being viewed by others and impact how others live their lives. If my actions lead another to sin than I am being a stumbling block to them and am keeping them from Christ. If this is the case than I am called to change my ways and do what will not cause them to fall. It is a sin to lead others to destruction and to lead others away from Christ. This is something of the utmost importance and is something that that needs work in my life. I must be willing to sacrifice my own wants and desires if they are causing someone else to sin. As a follower of Christ I am called to be different from the world and to live a life worthy of the calling of Christ. My actions either bring others closer to Christ or lead them farther away... Which is it? This is a day by day, minute by minute decision impacting how I live my every day life. 

4.) Daily Meditation:

• 8:9 - do not become a stumbling block to the weak