Tuesday: W18, M2

Training:


2 x 70 pushups


100 x goblet squat (100, 35lb db)
100 x db swing (100, 35lb db)
100 x straight leg rdl (70,30, 35lb dbs)

2 x 15 curl to press (35lb dbs)


Daily Reading:
Romans 9-12

1.) Facts:

• Paul laments over Israel and the Jewish nation. The cause of his sorrow is due to the fact that they Jews do not believe in the death and resurrection of Christ and that they hang onto the law of Moses trying to gain justification through works and not through the faith in God. He goes on to say that God is faithful and has not forgotten His chosen people and that due to His great love, He will save those who put their trust in Him.

2.) Lessons:

• 9:16-18 - It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy. For Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.
• 9:21 - Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?
• 9:30-32 - What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness, have not attained their goal. Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.
• 10:9 - If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved
• 12:1-2 - Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
• 12:9-21 - Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. On the contrary:        “If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
  if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
  In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
  Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

3.) Applications:

• Christ died to abolish the law. He died so that we might not be under that yoke. Confession with our mouths and belief in our hearts will lead to salvation and a saving faith. We must not be a stumbling block for others but must use our gifts to further the kingdom of God and lead others. Do not conform to the ways of the world, but be different, be transformed through Christ. This is how we will be able to discern God's good and gracious will for our lives. 

4.) Daily Meditation:

• 10:9 - If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved