“Near Him” — Another AMAZING Jill Carratini Essay

Jill Carratini (at RZIM) has written another amazing essay that drew me to the throne of God in worship–and I hope will do the same for you.

Please click through and read it!

Here’s a snippet just to encourage you to take a few minutes and read this essay:
 

“Someone once told me that the opposite of Christlikeness is not sinfulness like we might expect but apathy. The idea that follows is that even the worst sinner who cries out to God is actually closer to the heart of Christ than the one who stands apathetically. The woman caught in adultery and clinging to the feet of Christ was far closer to the breath of God than the religious men with rocks beside her. The Samaritan woman at the well who was willing to hear the hard truth Jesus offered about her life was closer to the Spirit of God and the truth of Christ than many within his own race. In vast distinction, the apathetic stance of Pontius Pilate led him to ask flippantly, “What is truth?” as he was staring truth incarnate in the eyes.”