People everywhere are seeking truth and the meaning of life – but are they finding it? A Gallup poll conducted earlier this year revealed only 28 percent of Americans believe the Bible is the actual Word of God and should be taken literally. That’s odd when another 77 percent of Americans identify themselves as Christian.

For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

I Corinthians 1:18

In today’s verse, Paul wrote about how some will think the good news of Christ is foolishness. Maybe in the privacy of your thoughts you’ve experienced doubt, wondering, “Could the gospel really be true?” It can, and it is! “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” (Acts 16:31) As it says in the second half of the key verse, the Bible is “to us who are being saved…the power of God.”

Let the truth of God’s Word sink into your heart. Believe wholeheartedly in the power of the cross, and let it bring you salvation. Ask God to replace your doubt with the assurance only He can bring. Then pray for Him to show President Obama and his cabinet the truth of the gospel.

Recommended Reading: II Timothy 3:14-4:2