Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1, NIV
After serving two terms as president, James Madison and his wife, Dolley, retired to Montpelier, their Virginia home. In Madison’s final days, he was weak and bedridden. Madison’s personal servant, Paul Jennings, wrote later in his memoir that Dolley Madison sat by her husband’s bedside up to 18 hours a day. She never left his side for more than 15 or 20 minutes at a time.
We could easily say that very little could separate James Madison from the love of his wife, Dolley. Her love for him was constant. But we can say with greater confidence that nothing can separate the Christian from the love of God in Christ. Is it right to picture God by our side 24 hours a day, even while we are sleeping? Through the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit, that is a most appropriate image. The apostle Paul suggests a number of things we might think could separate us from God’s love—the condemnation of sin, death, spiritual powers, things unimagined—and says none of them are that strong. Nothing can separate us from God in Christ.
If you are a Christian, remind yourself today that you are safe in God’s presence. His love attends your every need in life or in death.
A piece of bread with God’s love is angels’ food.
Thomas Watson
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