1 Corinthians 1:18–
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.

Romans 1:16–
I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Our devotional reading is from the book, Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die by John Piper.

Our devotion for today is part of our devotional series entitled,

Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die.